Robert
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Banks make $26bn in a decade of financing deforesting companies.
Destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level - agricultural expansion, mining, infrastructure, logging.
Profits before climate change, human lives and the planet.
The cult of deregulation will make matters worse.
Destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level - agricultural expansion, mining, infrastructure, logging.
Profits before climate change, human lives and the planet.
The cult of deregulation will make matters worse.
Banks make $26bn in decade of financing deforesting companies
US, EU and UK banks have made over $10 billion in income since Paris Agreement by financing companies involved in deforestation, new analysis ahead of COP30 reveals
globalwitness.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Banks make $26bn in a decade of financing deforesting companies.
Destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level - agricultural expansion, mining, infrastructure, logging.
Profits before climate change, human lives and the planet.
The cult of deregulation will make matters worse.
Destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level - agricultural expansion, mining, infrastructure, logging.
Profits before climate change, human lives and the planet.
The cult of deregulation will make matters worse.
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The UK govt is STILL “friends” of the genocidal racist nation of Israel.
They are complicit in this. They should never get a moment’s rest.
And neither should our rancid media.
It shames all of us.
They are complicit in this. They should never get a moment’s rest.
And neither should our rancid media.
It shames all of us.
This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.
By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
August 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The UK govt is STILL “friends” of the genocidal racist nation of Israel.
They are complicit in this. They should never get a moment’s rest.
And neither should our rancid media.
It shames all of us.
They are complicit in this. They should never get a moment’s rest.
And neither should our rancid media.
It shames all of us.
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Ofwat/Govt promised this to England's water company investors.
“right to collect” revenues from customers, “opportunities for upside”, “capped liabilities” and “investment positive” ... “no exposure to competitive or market stranding risks”
This is a licence to fleece people.
archive.ph/brCru
“right to collect” revenues from customers, “opportunities for upside”, “capped liabilities” and “investment positive” ... “no exposure to competitive or market stranding risks”
This is a licence to fleece people.
archive.ph/brCru
UK water watchdog woos investors with ‘guaranteed revenues’ as it seeks £50bn
Funds are needed to back projects to improve Britain’s crumbling water infrastructure
www.ft.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Ofwat/Govt promised this to England's water company investors.
“right to collect” revenues from customers, “opportunities for upside”, “capped liabilities” and “investment positive” ... “no exposure to competitive or market stranding risks”
This is a licence to fleece people.
archive.ph/brCru
“right to collect” revenues from customers, “opportunities for upside”, “capped liabilities” and “investment positive” ... “no exposure to competitive or market stranding risks”
This is a licence to fleece people.
archive.ph/brCru
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"What is happening may well come to define one of its [the world's] darkest eras. One that casts a stain on humanity which will endure for generations."
ITV News aerial footage of Gaza.
ITV News aerial footage of Gaza.
August 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"What is happening may well come to define one of its [the world's] darkest eras. One that casts a stain on humanity which will endure for generations."
ITV News aerial footage of Gaza.
ITV News aerial footage of Gaza.
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The death toll of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza is now estimated at 100,000
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
June 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The death toll of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza is now estimated at 100,000
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
The list is 1,227 pages long.
The first 11 pages are names of babies dead before the age of 6 months.
The first 381 pages are all children.
archive.is/2025.06.28-0...
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Anyone else seeing the link between cutting the internet in Gaza…
…and starting a war with Iran?
The Netanyahu government is sick & criminal.
…and starting a war with Iran?
The Netanyahu government is sick & criminal.
June 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Anyone else seeing the link between cutting the internet in Gaza…
…and starting a war with Iran?
The Netanyahu government is sick & criminal.
…and starting a war with Iran?
The Netanyahu government is sick & criminal.
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Everyone should write to their MP saying:
Israel’s attack on Iran is insane. It is also being used to distract from Gaza, where internet has been cut, and the West Bank, where settlements are aggressively expanding.
The UK government MUST recognise the State of Palestine now.
Does your MP agree?
Israel’s attack on Iran is insane. It is also being used to distract from Gaza, where internet has been cut, and the West Bank, where settlements are aggressively expanding.
The UK government MUST recognise the State of Palestine now.
Does your MP agree?
June 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Everyone should write to their MP saying:
Israel’s attack on Iran is insane. It is also being used to distract from Gaza, where internet has been cut, and the West Bank, where settlements are aggressively expanding.
The UK government MUST recognise the State of Palestine now.
Does your MP agree?
Israel’s attack on Iran is insane. It is also being used to distract from Gaza, where internet has been cut, and the West Bank, where settlements are aggressively expanding.
The UK government MUST recognise the State of Palestine now.
Does your MP agree?
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How is this not a war crime? How this not a green light for Iran to target Israeli or U.S. civilian scientists in return?
June 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
How is this not a war crime? How this not a green light for Iran to target Israeli or U.S. civilian scientists in return?
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Russia & Israel are the greatest threats to world peace and stability right now.
The US might not be far behind.
The US might not be far behind.
June 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Russia & Israel are the greatest threats to world peace and stability right now.
The US might not be far behind.
The US might not be far behind.
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Wondering why, after many weeks of drought, Ireland is suddenly getting dumped with non-stop rain? There's an anomalous patch of super heated sea right off our coast.
It's a new world of extreme swings. And unless we act, RIGHT NOW, this is only a taste of what's coming.
#ClimateBreakdown.
It's a new world of extreme swings. And unless we act, RIGHT NOW, this is only a taste of what's coming.
#ClimateBreakdown.
May 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Wondering why, after many weeks of drought, Ireland is suddenly getting dumped with non-stop rain? There's an anomalous patch of super heated sea right off our coast.
It's a new world of extreme swings. And unless we act, RIGHT NOW, this is only a taste of what's coming.
#ClimateBreakdown.
It's a new world of extreme swings. And unless we act, RIGHT NOW, this is only a taste of what's coming.
#ClimateBreakdown.
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This is an absolutely must-read piece. Do it now. 👇
By betraying his voters so comprehensively and so soon, Keir Starmer has done us a favour. He has given us 4 years to design the government we want.
In this week's column I explain how it can be done. There's massive
potential, but we need to start now. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In this week's column I explain how it can be done. There's massive
potential, but we need to start now. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How we can smash Britain’s two-party system for good at the next election | George Monbiot
Labour is beyond repair. Time for a co-ordinated strategy to support progressive parties committed to electoral reform, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This is an absolutely must-read piece. Do it now. 👇
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All the people complaining that the police have said the Liverpool driver was white British are the same people who made it necessary for the police to say he was white British.
May 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
All the people complaining that the police have said the Liverpool driver was white British are the same people who made it necessary for the police to say he was white British.
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England has the only privatised Water in Europe, the most water pollution, and the most expensive water.
The UK has the only fully privatised energy, and the most expensive.
England has privatised rail, the slowest, least reliable and of course the most expensive in Europe.
The UK has the only fully privatised energy, and the most expensive.
England has privatised rail, the slowest, least reliable and of course the most expensive in Europe.
May 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
England has the only privatised Water in Europe, the most water pollution, and the most expensive water.
The UK has the only fully privatised energy, and the most expensive.
England has privatised rail, the slowest, least reliable and of course the most expensive in Europe.
The UK has the only fully privatised energy, and the most expensive.
England has privatised rail, the slowest, least reliable and of course the most expensive in Europe.
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Why doesn't Gaza have a Nelson Mandela? The Media asks.
As if they don't know Israel is dropping bombs on or starving them all to death.
As if they don't know Israel is dropping bombs on or starving them all to death.
May 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Why doesn't Gaza have a Nelson Mandela? The Media asks.
As if they don't know Israel is dropping bombs on or starving them all to death.
As if they don't know Israel is dropping bombs on or starving them all to death.
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Margaret Thatcher.
RT if you still do too.
RT if you still do too.
May 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Margaret Thatcher.
RT if you still do too.
RT if you still do too.
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“The Overton window has shifted. Sir Keir is telling Labour’s own story at last: he is on the front foot, and he has declined to make any concessions in the argument with Brexiters. So it is left to them to rage impotently from the sidelines” 👏
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Pecksniff: EU deal: Glass half full, but Starmer’s chance to fill it to the brim
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“The Overton window has shifted. Sir Keir is telling Labour’s own story at last: he is on the front foot, and he has declined to make any concessions in the argument with Brexiters. So it is left to them to rage impotently from the sidelines” 👏
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
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Fruits of privatisation.
Another crisis in strategic steel industry.
Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire operations lost £340m in 4 years. Bailout likely.
Profiteering by energy and water companies has made steel making impossible.
Nationalise steel, energy, water.
Another crisis in strategic steel industry.
Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire operations lost £340m in 4 years. Bailout likely.
Profiteering by energy and water companies has made steel making impossible.
Nationalise steel, energy, water.
Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire operations lost £340m in four years
Exclusive: court documents lay bare crisis at Sanjeev Gupta’s steelworks as it struggles to find buyers in face of looming liquidation
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Fruits of privatisation.
Another crisis in strategic steel industry.
Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire operations lost £340m in 4 years. Bailout likely.
Profiteering by energy and water companies has made steel making impossible.
Nationalise steel, energy, water.
Another crisis in strategic steel industry.
Liberty Steel’s South Yorkshire operations lost £340m in 4 years. Bailout likely.
Profiteering by energy and water companies has made steel making impossible.
Nationalise steel, energy, water.
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Keir Starmer denies pushing anti-migrant policies in order to chase Reform, saying that "I'm doing this because it is right, because it is fair and because it is what I believe".
A reminder of what he said he believed when he was running for Labour leader.
A reminder of what he said he believed when he was running for Labour leader.
May 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Keir Starmer denies pushing anti-migrant policies in order to chase Reform, saying that "I'm doing this because it is right, because it is fair and because it is what I believe".
A reminder of what he said he believed when he was running for Labour leader.
A reminder of what he said he believed when he was running for Labour leader.
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The problems in our society are not caused by migrants or refugees.
They are caused by an economic system rigged in favour of corporations and billionaires.
If the government wanted to improve people’s lives, it would tax the rich and build an economy that works for us all.
They are caused by an economic system rigged in favour of corporations and billionaires.
If the government wanted to improve people’s lives, it would tax the rich and build an economy that works for us all.
May 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The problems in our society are not caused by migrants or refugees.
They are caused by an economic system rigged in favour of corporations and billionaires.
If the government wanted to improve people’s lives, it would tax the rich and build an economy that works for us all.
They are caused by an economic system rigged in favour of corporations and billionaires.
If the government wanted to improve people’s lives, it would tax the rich and build an economy that works for us all.
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Have a hen!
A charity which aims to rehome ex-laying hens to avoid them going to slaughter is hoping to find homes for hundreds of chickens at their next Welsh drop-offs this May
Homes wanted across Wales for hundreds of hens saved from slaughter
Stephen Price A charity which aims to rehome ex-laying hens to avoid them going to slaughter is hoping to find homes for hundreds of chickens at their next Welsh drop-offs this May. Commercial hens st...
wp.me
April 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Have a hen!
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Tea Pain has lived a long time, and suffice it to say, last week was the stupidest thing he has ever seen.
April 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tea Pain has lived a long time, and suffice it to say, last week was the stupidest thing he has ever seen.
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Israel is so protected they could machinegun 15 unarmed Aid Workers and have it shown on every TV, and still no one would condemn them.
Oh wait...
Oh wait...
April 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Israel is so protected they could machinegun 15 unarmed Aid Workers and have it shown on every TV, and still no one would condemn them.
Oh wait...
Oh wait...
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Only Israel could machinegun 15 Ambulance Workers with video evidence, and STILL have all the Media defending them.
They are utterly sick as are all the people who lie for them.
They are utterly sick as are all the people who lie for them.
April 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Only Israel could machinegun 15 Ambulance Workers with video evidence, and STILL have all the Media defending them.
They are utterly sick as are all the people who lie for them.
They are utterly sick as are all the people who lie for them.