@rubyrussell.bsky.social
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Correct thing to do, Spain.
Spain to launch €60 monthly nationwide public transport pass
Bus and train initiative comes as government struggles to survive corruption and sexual harassment allegations
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Correct thing to do, Spain.
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This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This story is all Nigel Farage should be asked about by journalists for months
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This little poll seems to have really upset the racists - many of whom don't appear to live anywhere near London
Why not upset them a little more.
www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/2562835...
Why not upset them a little more.
www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/2562835...
Do south east Londoners support Sadiq Khan? Poll
Do south east Londoners support Sadiq Khan? Vote in our poll.
www.newsshopper.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This little poll seems to have really upset the racists - many of whom don't appear to live anywhere near London
Why not upset them a little more.
www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/2562835...
Why not upset them a little more.
www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/2562835...
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Temerko, a Soviet-born oligarch and a major Conservative donor, told Belton that he and Johnson spent time… plotting the overthrow May. According to Temerko, Johnson had finally been persuaded to back Brexit in 2016 by a group of “eastern European businessmen”.
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
Landmark Ruling in Strasbourg as MPs Challenge UK Government over Failure to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit
'Nothing less than the future of democracy is at stake' says Caroline Lucas as a cross-party coalition and The Citizens win an unprecedented hearing over electoral safety and national security
bylinetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Temerko, a Soviet-born oligarch and a major Conservative donor, told Belton that he and Johnson spent time… plotting the overthrow May. According to Temerko, Johnson had finally been persuaded to back Brexit in 2016 by a group of “eastern European businessmen”.
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
bylinetimes.com/2023/01/19/l...
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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If you want to sustain your carefully-cultivated fury at the stupid Panorama edit then don’t, whatever you do, read or listen to Trump’s speech in its entirety…
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
If you want to sustain your carefully-cultivated fury at the stupid Panorama edit then don’t, whatever you do, read or listen to Trump’s speech in its entirety…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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And, of course, the nativist ghouls this performative cruelty is designed to appease either don’t know or don’t care about facts or figures.
The costs of the UK’s Global Talent Visa looks a trifle high in comparison to competitor countries - largely through the Immigration Health Surcharge (which critics say is a form of double taxation as they contribute to the NHS through normal tax on their earnings)
October 21, 2025 at 6:44 AM
And, of course, the nativist ghouls this performative cruelty is designed to appease either don’t know or don’t care about facts or figures.
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History repeats.
October 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
History repeats.
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Wow.
Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
September 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Wow.
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Incontrovertible evidence, now, of *police* investigating families supporting their kids with gender affirming healthcare in the UK. For trying to do the best for your child, following best practice in most of the world, here you get a visit from the police.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
July 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Incontrovertible evidence, now, of *police* investigating families supporting their kids with gender affirming healthcare in the UK. For trying to do the best for your child, following best practice in most of the world, here you get a visit from the police.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
Thank you, Wes Streeting.
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At @fightingdirty.bsky.social, we sued over this issue, and lost on the grounds that the Environment Agency couldn't be in breach because the government had issued no direction. An absurdity, which means that poisons continue to be spread on farmland every day. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Millions of tonnes of toxic sewage sludge spread on UK farmland every year
Exclusive: Experts call for stricter regulation as current rules set in 1989 require testing for only a few heavy metals
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
At @fightingdirty.bsky.social, we sued over this issue, and lost on the grounds that the Environment Agency couldn't be in breach because the government had issued no direction. An absurdity, which means that poisons continue to be spread on farmland every day. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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There's no place for institutional finance in rental markets. It's a predatory extraction machine that robs the poor and middle.
But one thing I'd add: we should stop calling these people "investors". They don't "invest". They buy up and milk existing assets. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But one thing I'd add: we should stop calling these people "investors". They don't "invest". They buy up and milk existing assets. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It's a political timebomb | Tim White
We’ve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no, says researcher and writer Tim White
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
There's no place for institutional finance in rental markets. It's a predatory extraction machine that robs the poor and middle.
But one thing I'd add: we should stop calling these people "investors". They don't "invest". They buy up and milk existing assets. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But one thing I'd add: we should stop calling these people "investors". They don't "invest". They buy up and milk existing assets. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tomorrow, London will come together to mark 20 years since the horrendous terror attacks on our city on 7 July 2005.
A special ceremony of commemoration can be watched online here from 11:15am: www.london.gov.uk/events/comme...
A special ceremony of commemoration can be watched online here from 11:15am: www.london.gov.uk/events/comme...
July 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Tomorrow, London will come together to mark 20 years since the horrendous terror attacks on our city on 7 July 2005.
A special ceremony of commemoration can be watched online here from 11:15am: www.london.gov.uk/events/comme...
A special ceremony of commemoration can be watched online here from 11:15am: www.london.gov.uk/events/comme...
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Watch @oliviablakemp.bsky.social’s brutal takedown of driven grouse shooting in just 90 seconds from last weeks debate in Parliament.
@wildjustice.bsky.social
@wildjustice.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Watch @oliviablakemp.bsky.social’s brutal takedown of driven grouse shooting in just 90 seconds from last weeks debate in Parliament.
@wildjustice.bsky.social
@wildjustice.bsky.social
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Could pluralist politics finally take hold in the UK in 2029? youtu.be/Q2WoFZOyx4s?... Tired of Labour and the Tories? You’re not alone. Could a coalition of Greens, Lib Dems, SNP and others reshape UK politics by 2029? Watch and cast your vote in our poll.
Could pluralist politics finally take hold in the UK in 2029?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
June 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Could pluralist politics finally take hold in the UK in 2029? youtu.be/Q2WoFZOyx4s?... Tired of Labour and the Tories? You’re not alone. Could a coalition of Greens, Lib Dems, SNP and others reshape UK politics by 2029? Watch and cast your vote in our poll.
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👏 Six of the best Yorkshire villages
Yorkshire has many picture-perfect villages, often steeped in history and a joy to visit: here are our writer’s top spots
By Ian Richardson
@ricojosh.bsky.social
Yorkshire has many picture-perfect villages, often steeped in history and a joy to visit: here are our writer’s top spots
By Ian Richardson
@ricojosh.bsky.social
Six of the best Yorkshire villages
Yorkshire has many picture-perfect villages, often steeped in history and a joy to visit: here are our writer’s top spots
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
June 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
👏 Six of the best Yorkshire villages
Yorkshire has many picture-perfect villages, often steeped in history and a joy to visit: here are our writer’s top spots
By Ian Richardson
@ricojosh.bsky.social
Yorkshire has many picture-perfect villages, often steeped in history and a joy to visit: here are our writer’s top spots
By Ian Richardson
@ricojosh.bsky.social
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The European Union has given the green light to post-Brexit youth visas with the UK, after member states approved talks on how they would work in practice.
Campaigners welcomed what they hailed as a “massive step forward for young people in the UK” 👏
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Campaigners welcomed what they hailed as a “massive step forward for young people in the UK” 👏
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Post-Brexit youth visa scheme with EU given green light
Supporters described the move as a ‘massive step’ forward for young people
www.independent.co.uk
June 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The European Union has given the green light to post-Brexit youth visas with the UK, after member states approved talks on how they would work in practice.
Campaigners welcomed what they hailed as a “massive step forward for young people in the UK” 👏
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Campaigners welcomed what they hailed as a “massive step forward for young people in the UK” 👏
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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This deal is a small but encouraging sign that the UK can start undoing some of the damage Brexit has done to our economy and exporters.
An Eighth-Generation Oyster Farmer Sees Hope in Britain’s Trade Deal
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
This deal is a small but encouraging sign that the UK can start undoing some of the damage Brexit has done to our economy and exporters.
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🚨Just 2% of the population - under 800,000 people sustained the whole of England's blood supply over the past 12 months
The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
🚨Just 2% of the population - under 800,000 people sustained the whole of England's blood supply over the past 12 months
The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
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Opening up train travel from London further afield to Germany and Switzerland would be a huge boost for Londoners, visitors and tourism in our city.
Eurostar vows to run direct trains from UK to Germany and Switzerland
Cross-Channel rail operator, which is trying to fend off rivals for its London depot space, regards early 2030s as feasible
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Opening up train travel from London further afield to Germany and Switzerland would be a huge boost for Londoners, visitors and tourism in our city.
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The ‘Millionaire Exodus’ the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened
The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/t...
The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/t...
The 'Millionaire Exodus' the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened
The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"
bylinetimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The ‘Millionaire Exodus’ the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened
The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/t...
The equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/10/t...
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An improved trade deal with the European Union would hand UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves £10 billion in the Autumn Budget and limit the need for further tax increases, according to economists
Sounds like a plan
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sounds like a plan
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EU Deal Would Give Reeves £10 Billion and Cut Risk of Tax Hikes
An improved trade deal with the European Union would hand UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves £10 billion ($13.3 billion) in the Autumn Budget and limit the need for further tax increases, according to econom...
www.bloomberg.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
An improved trade deal with the European Union would hand UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves £10 billion in the Autumn Budget and limit the need for further tax increases, according to economists
Sounds like a plan
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sounds like a plan
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...