Neil Mullens 🌻 ✊💙
@neilmullens.bsky.social
20 yrs abroad, 17 yrs in Japan. Anti-Brexit. Pro-constitutional & electoral reform. Love vinyl, books, films, cooking, motorcycles, travel, dogs. #FBPPR #Bristol
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Brexit won’t be done until it’s undone
A long rambling walk along the highways and byways of politics today
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Brexit won’t be done until it’s undone
Martin Roche
@bylines.scot @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
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Martin Roche
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Powerful words by London Mayor Sadiq Khan
@london.gov.uk in Byline Times on claims of 'lawless London' 👇
"These people can't stand what London represents... They believe a city as diverse & progressive as ours cannot be allowed to thrive. If it does, it makes a mockery of their entire worldview"
@london.gov.uk in Byline Times on claims of 'lawless London' 👇
"These people can't stand what London represents... They believe a city as diverse & progressive as ours cannot be allowed to thrive. If it does, it makes a mockery of their entire worldview"
‘These People Can’t Stand What London Represents… It Makes a Mockery of their Entire Worldview’
Sadiq Khan, the Labour Mayor of London, addresses the increasing number of claims by those in the media and politics of the capital city’s apparent decline
bylinetimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Powerful words by London Mayor Sadiq Khan
@london.gov.uk in Byline Times on claims of 'lawless London' 👇
"These people can't stand what London represents... They believe a city as diverse & progressive as ours cannot be allowed to thrive. If it does, it makes a mockery of their entire worldview"
@london.gov.uk in Byline Times on claims of 'lawless London' 👇
"These people can't stand what London represents... They believe a city as diverse & progressive as ours cannot be allowed to thrive. If it does, it makes a mockery of their entire worldview"
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When Reform UK's Richard Tice complains about the Chagos islands deal, "giving away our strategic security asset"
The Labour minister responds, "I'm not going to take lessons from a party that fawns over Vladimir Putin"
The Labour minister responds, "I'm not going to take lessons from a party that fawns over Vladimir Putin"
July 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
When Reform UK's Richard Tice complains about the Chagos islands deal, "giving away our strategic security asset"
The Labour minister responds, "I'm not going to take lessons from a party that fawns over Vladimir Putin"
The Labour minister responds, "I'm not going to take lessons from a party that fawns over Vladimir Putin"
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The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
Harrowing watch but damn good TV. Blanchett and Kline are standouts in a stellar cast superbly directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
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A mysterious delivery threatens to expose a celebrated journalist’s past. Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline star in a series written for the screen and d…
tv.apple.com
June 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Harrowing watch but damn good TV. Blanchett and Kline are standouts in a stellar cast superbly directed by Alfonso Cuarón.
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The media should be paying *a lot* more attention to Farage's climate views.
He literally doesn't think that carbon dioxide is a pollutant.
He literally doesn't think that carbon dioxide is a pollutant.
June 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The media should be paying *a lot* more attention to Farage's climate views.
He literally doesn't think that carbon dioxide is a pollutant.
He literally doesn't think that carbon dioxide is a pollutant.
Brexit won’t be done until it’s undone
Martin Roche
@bylines.scot @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
bylines.scot/politics/bre...
Martin Roche
@bylines.scot @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
bylines.scot/politics/bre...
Brexit won’t be done until it’s undone
A long rambling walk along the highways and byways of politics today
bylines.scot
May 30, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Brexit won’t be done until it’s undone
Martin Roche
@bylines.scot @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
bylines.scot/politics/bre...
Martin Roche
@bylines.scot @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
bylines.scot/politics/bre...
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“It’s almost as if LBC thought no one would notice the fact that Myska had gone, but her case has attracted widespread interest…”
The strange disappearance of Belle and Sangita
Two British journalists have recently been taken off air, potentially for questioning foreign politicians in a manner that displeased them
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
“It’s almost as if LBC thought no one would notice the fact that Myska had gone, but her case has attracted widespread interest…”
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In Grangetown, where life expectancy is 51.5, a 30-year waste deal risks locking in pollution and blocking progress.
Will Teesside councils act?
Will Teesside councils act?
The folly of long-term incinerator contracts
In Grangetown, where life expectancy is 51.5, a 30-year waste deal risks locking in pollution and blocking progress. Will Teesside councils act?
northeastbylines.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
In Grangetown, where life expectancy is 51.5, a 30-year waste deal risks locking in pollution and blocking progress.
Will Teesside councils act?
Will Teesside councils act?
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“The idea that this country is not a free country is completely and utterly ludicrous. That woman was inciting violence. She's free to think her horrible, racist thoughts. That's fine. What she isn’t allowed to do is go and incite violence.”
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
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BBC Newsnight Panellist Slams Claims Jailed Tory Councillor's Wife Is Political Prisoner
Ayesha Hazarika said Lucy Connolly is free to think "horrible racist thoughts", but not incite violence.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
“The idea that this country is not a free country is completely and utterly ludicrous. That woman was inciting violence. She's free to think her horrible, racist thoughts. That's fine. What she isn’t allowed to do is go and incite violence.”
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
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This was a real pleasure.
NEW EPISODE: 'Broken News'.
The terror of the tabloids @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social talks to @goldbergradio.bsky.social about his new book, “Breaking – How The Media Works, When It Doesn’t And Why It Matters.”
From @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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The terror of the tabloids @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social talks to @goldbergradio.bsky.social about his new book, “Breaking – How The Media Works, When It Doesn’t And Why It Matters.”
From @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Byline Podcast: Broken News: Mic Wright On The Media
Adrian Goldberg talks to Mic Wright, Byline Times columnist and author of “Breaking – How The Media Works, When It Doesn’t AndWhy It Matters.”Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg Learn...
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May 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This was a real pleasure.
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🔴NEW🔴 by me for @opendemocracy.net
Ministry of Defence pays out £20m in compensation for sexual misconduct over 10 years, figures obtained by FOI laws reveal
www.opendemocracy.net/en/british-a...
Ministry of Defence pays out £20m in compensation for sexual misconduct over 10 years, figures obtained by FOI laws reveal
www.opendemocracy.net/en/british-a...
UK military paid sexual misconduct victims £20m since 2014
Huge payouts are sign of “discrimination and misogyny” in British military, warns former Tory defence minister
www.opendemocracy.net
May 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🔴NEW🔴 by me for @opendemocracy.net
Ministry of Defence pays out £20m in compensation for sexual misconduct over 10 years, figures obtained by FOI laws reveal
www.opendemocracy.net/en/british-a...
Ministry of Defence pays out £20m in compensation for sexual misconduct over 10 years, figures obtained by FOI laws reveal
www.opendemocracy.net/en/british-a...
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May 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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A new issue for most people? SEE: Planet’s darkening oceans pose threat to marine life, scientists say www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planet’s darkening oceans pose threat to marine life, scientists say
Band of water where marine life can survive has reduced in more than a fifth of global ocean between 2003 and 2022
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A new issue for most people? SEE: Planet’s darkening oceans pose threat to marine life, scientists say www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“The Immigration White Paper aims to reduce international student numbers.
But universities need them.
Can the circle be squared?”
But universities need them.
Can the circle be squared?”
Will the government’s immigration plans be good for our universities?
The Immigration White Paper aims to reduce international student numbers. But universities need them. Can the circle be squared?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
“The Immigration White Paper aims to reduce international student numbers.
But universities need them.
Can the circle be squared?”
But universities need them.
Can the circle be squared?”
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Climate Change is worsening hurricanes. SEE: www.theclimatebrink.com/p/climate-ch...
Climate change is making hurricanes more destructive
a lot of climate misinformers don't want you to understand this
www.theclimatebrink.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Climate Change is worsening hurricanes. SEE: www.theclimatebrink.com/p/climate-ch...
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If instead of fining water companies money, they were fined shares, they'd either have to do the job they've been paid for or lose the company piece by piece.
Re-nationalisation at no cost to the public.
Re-nationalisation at no cost to the public.
If Thames Water can pay its "record fine" by passing the cost on to its customers, how is that a punishment?
(Presumably they'll just tack a few more quid onto every bill.)
(Presumably they'll just tack a few more quid onto every bill.)
May 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If instead of fining water companies money, they were fined shares, they'd either have to do the job they've been paid for or lose the company piece by piece.
Re-nationalisation at no cost to the public.
Re-nationalisation at no cost to the public.
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"Water pollution is a massive problem. The River Ouse, a major river in Yorkshire, is identified as being at risk from manure pollution from factory farms. UK livestock farming produces an estimated 33,450 tonnes of manure every day."
Is intensive farming a danger to our health and our planet?
Factory or intensive farming affects our waterways, our wildlife, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
May 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
"Water pollution is a massive problem. The River Ouse, a major river in Yorkshire, is identified as being at risk from manure pollution from factory farms. UK livestock farming produces an estimated 33,450 tonnes of manure every day."
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Marcy Wheeler @emptywheel.bsky.social is keeping a running list of all the claims made by Musk & his team that have been shown to be false:
DOGE Debunking - emptywheel
MuskWatch’s DOGE tracker Running Xitter threads from Momentum Chaser January 30: Fact Check: No evidence US spent $50 million on condoms for Gaza January 30: FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million w...
www.emptywheel.net
May 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Marcy Wheeler @emptywheel.bsky.social is keeping a running list of all the claims made by Musk & his team that have been shown to be false:
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C4News, "The Prime Minister Keir Starmer, unusually, chose to take only one broadcaster, GB News"
What word would you use to describe a PM who only takes GB News on a trip to another country?
What word would you use to describe a PM who only takes GB News on a trip to another country?
May 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
C4News, "The Prime Minister Keir Starmer, unusually, chose to take only one broadcaster, GB News"
What word would you use to describe a PM who only takes GB News on a trip to another country?
What word would you use to describe a PM who only takes GB News on a trip to another country?
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Young people are locked out of opportunities their older siblings took for granted. A UK–EU youth visa deal could begin to change that.
Read Prof. Johanna Waters on why this matters.
From The Conversation -- thanks!
Read Prof. Johanna Waters on why this matters.
From The Conversation -- thanks!
Young, stuck and shut out: a new EU deal could change that
Even a capped, time-limited youth visa scheme would be of value to young people in the UK and EU
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Young people are locked out of opportunities their older siblings took for granted. A UK–EU youth visa deal could begin to change that.
Read Prof. Johanna Waters on why this matters.
From The Conversation -- thanks!
Read Prof. Johanna Waters on why this matters.
From The Conversation -- thanks!
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BBC Question Time Audience Laughs As Fiona Bruce Skewers Tory Chairman Over His Party's Record
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BBC Question Time Audience Laughs As Fiona Bruce Skewers Tory Chairman Over His Party's Record
The presenter pointed out that a key Conservative policy had failed.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
BBC Question Time Audience Laughs As Fiona Bruce Skewers Tory Chairman Over His Party's Record
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Restrict cash ISAs and I for one will not shift to a stocks and shares ISA. Tried that twice. Lost money comparatively. To the charges of providers. Now who does the report say is lobbying for this? www.ft.com/content/8455...
UK ministers consider cutting tax-free cash Isa allowance
City groups think such a move will attract money into equity funds and domestic shares
www.ft.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Restrict cash ISAs and I for one will not shift to a stocks and shares ISA. Tried that twice. Lost money comparatively. To the charges of providers. Now who does the report say is lobbying for this? www.ft.com/content/8455...
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Young people are locked out of opportunities their older siblings took for granted. A UK–EU youth visa deal could begin to change that.
Read why this matters | Prof. Johanna Waters
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @johannawaters.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
Read why this matters | Prof. Johanna Waters
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @johannawaters.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
Young, stuck and shut out: a new EU deal could change that
Even a capped, time-limited youth visa scheme would be of value to young people in the UK and EU
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Young people are locked out of opportunities their older siblings took for granted. A UK–EU youth visa deal could begin to change that.
Read why this matters | Prof. Johanna Waters
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @johannawaters.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
Read why this matters | Prof. Johanna Waters
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @johannawaters.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
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🔴The UK Has Failed to Prosecute ISIS Fighters for Genocide After Allowing Hundreds to Return to Britain
Successive UK Governments have refused to pursue prosecutions against those suspected of war crimes abroad
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/13/t...
Successive UK Governments have refused to pursue prosecutions against those suspected of war crimes abroad
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/13/t...
The UK Has Failed to Prosecute ISIS Fighters for Genocide After Allowing Hundreds to Return to Britain
Successive UK Governments have refused to pursue prosecutions against those suspected of war crimes abroad
bylinetimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🔴The UK Has Failed to Prosecute ISIS Fighters for Genocide After Allowing Hundreds to Return to Britain
Successive UK Governments have refused to pursue prosecutions against those suspected of war crimes abroad
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/13/t...
Successive UK Governments have refused to pursue prosecutions against those suspected of war crimes abroad
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/13/t...
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Good thread by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on Palantir in NHS. Read also my newsletter from yesterday which reveals head of Palantir UK in middle of UK-US trade deal talks…of which we still don’t know the details.
Why not??
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Why not??
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
May 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Good thread by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on Palantir in NHS. Read also my newsletter from yesterday which reveals head of Palantir UK in middle of UK-US trade deal talks…of which we still don’t know the details.
Why not??
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Why not??
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...