@patrickbaines.bsky.social
Born in Europe, still living in Europe but in the UK. Voted left all my life. I play the flute badly. Worked for the NHS for 40 years. Brexit has been a disaster. Tyneside!! Scantily dressed followers will be blocked.
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Greenwash
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record
River Action says use of issuance tied to environmental benefits is ‘corporate greenwash on steroids’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Greenwash
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
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This is why we love the Brits 🇬🇧❤️
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is why we love the Brits 🇬🇧❤️
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Your Food is too expensive.
Your Energy is too expensive.
Housing is too expensive.
Mortgages are too expensive.
Healthcare is too expensive.
The people to blame?
The billionaires who own it all.
Your Energy is too expensive.
Housing is too expensive.
Mortgages are too expensive.
Healthcare is too expensive.
The people to blame?
The billionaires who own it all.
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Your Food is too expensive.
Your Energy is too expensive.
Housing is too expensive.
Mortgages are too expensive.
Healthcare is too expensive.
The people to blame?
The billionaires who own it all.
Your Energy is too expensive.
Housing is too expensive.
Mortgages are too expensive.
Healthcare is too expensive.
The people to blame?
The billionaires who own it all.
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
The House of Lords is the largest, most expensive, unelected Legislative Government Body in the world.
Like the Royal Family it shouldn't exist in the 21st Century.
Like the Royal Family it shouldn't exist in the 21st Century.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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The devastating effects of Brexit continue to build
Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The devastating effects of Brexit continue to build
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Have I ever racially abused anyone?
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Have I ever racially abused anyone?
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
Michelle Mone can be expelled from the House of Lords by a simple majority vote in the Commons, and then in the House of Lords.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I have voted Labour for 40 years, but i can't support them now. I've gone Green
For all the turmoil in UK politics, pretty much the only thing I can take comfort in is that despite being a gay Labour voter for the last thirty plus years, apparently I still have sufficient principle to be absolutely clear I’d not vote for today’s Labour Party or Wes Streeting.
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I have voted Labour for 40 years, but i can't support them now. I've gone Green
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More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk
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The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
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Today we helped deliver over 700K signatures to Rachel Reeves at the Treasury, calling for higher taxes on the super-rich in her upcoming #UKBudget.
We joined forces with partners to send a clear message: TAX THE SUPER-RICH 💰
Time for Rachel Reeves to pick a side: billionaires or ordinary people?
We joined forces with partners to send a clear message: TAX THE SUPER-RICH 💰
Time for Rachel Reeves to pick a side: billionaires or ordinary people?
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today we helped deliver over 700K signatures to Rachel Reeves at the Treasury, calling for higher taxes on the super-rich in her upcoming #UKBudget.
We joined forces with partners to send a clear message: TAX THE SUPER-RICH 💰
Time for Rachel Reeves to pick a side: billionaires or ordinary people?
We joined forces with partners to send a clear message: TAX THE SUPER-RICH 💰
Time for Rachel Reeves to pick a side: billionaires or ordinary people?
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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Trump is pressuring Zelenskyy to sign the so-called peace treaty negotiated by the US and Russia by Nov 27. It basically gives Russia everything it wants and Ukraine nothing, and bases it on Russian non-aggression guarantees which are worthless.
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump is pressuring Zelenskyy to sign the so-called peace treaty negotiated by the US and Russia by Nov 27. It basically gives Russia everything it wants and Ukraine nothing, and bases it on Russian non-aggression guarantees which are worthless.
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Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
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For anyone feeling deep despair - I get it.
There is hope, though. And Green Party membership is continuing to rise every single day.
That's thousands and thousands of people coming together to demand change & to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
There is hope, though. And Green Party membership is continuing to rise every single day.
That's thousands and thousands of people coming together to demand change & to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
For anyone feeling deep despair - I get it.
There is hope, though. And Green Party membership is continuing to rise every single day.
That's thousands and thousands of people coming together to demand change & to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
There is hope, though. And Green Party membership is continuing to rise every single day.
That's thousands and thousands of people coming together to demand change & to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world"
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims
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"An honest, decent, honourable man who's been loyal to me and the party at all times."
🇷🇺 Nathan Gill is to be sentenced on Friday for accepting Russian bribes...
Loyal to you perhaps, but not the country...
Not the best judge of character are we Nige?
🇷🇺 Nathan Gill is to be sentenced on Friday for accepting Russian bribes...
Loyal to you perhaps, but not the country...
Not the best judge of character are we Nige?
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"An honest, decent, honourable man who's been loyal to me and the party at all times."
🇷🇺 Nathan Gill is to be sentenced on Friday for accepting Russian bribes...
Loyal to you perhaps, but not the country...
Not the best judge of character are we Nige?
🇷🇺 Nathan Gill is to be sentenced on Friday for accepting Russian bribes...
Loyal to you perhaps, but not the country...
Not the best judge of character are we Nige?
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Mahmood is a disgrace & she has to go. I voted for Labour, not Reform. This is a turning point for me, I cannot continue to support a Labour government enacting Reform policies, the exact opposite of what I voted for. Shame on Mahmood & shame on Starmer. Labour MPs take note.
November 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Mahmood is a disgrace & she has to go. I voted for Labour, not Reform. This is a turning point for me, I cannot continue to support a Labour government enacting Reform policies, the exact opposite of what I voted for. Shame on Mahmood & shame on Starmer. Labour MPs take note.
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Does a resident doctor earn more than an MP? No. Let’s save the desperate morality grasps from politicians then. MPs have had umpteen pay rises since 2010 and they have quietly and relentlessly awarded these to themselves, regardless of what the public is going through.
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Does a resident doctor earn more than an MP? No. Let’s save the desperate morality grasps from politicians then. MPs have had umpteen pay rises since 2010 and they have quietly and relentlessly awarded these to themselves, regardless of what the public is going through.
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When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
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What the ECHR protects
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
What the ECHR protects
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Farage is now facing an Official Parliamentary Standards investigation over funding , records, donations from foreign sources.
So crooked , if he swallowed a nail he would shit a corkscrew.
So crooked , if he swallowed a nail he would shit a corkscrew.
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Farage is now facing an Official Parliamentary Standards investigation over funding , records, donations from foreign sources.
So crooked , if he swallowed a nail he would shit a corkscrew.
So crooked , if he swallowed a nail he would shit a corkscrew.
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As the Huntingdon train hero is named as Samir Zitouni, our thoughts and prayers are with all right wing racist fuckwits at this difficult time.
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
As the Huntingdon train hero is named as Samir Zitouni, our thoughts and prayers are with all right wing racist fuckwits at this difficult time.