Simon Caudwell
@simoncaudwell.bsky.social
Lecturer in Collaborative Leadership. Husband, Dad, Grandad. Jazz piano, Northumberland coast, making God possible. #RejoinEU #FBPE #ClimateAction #ElectoralReform
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Rafael Behr on the sobering implications of destroying the BBC…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There’s a missing link in British public life – and it underpins crises from the BBC to our prisons | Rafael Behr
A declining sense of collective identity is corroding trust in our institutions and undermining democratic politics, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Rafael Behr on the sobering implications of destroying the BBC…
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
UK universities must remain “committed to upholding free speech and academic freedom”.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
China-critical UK academics describe ‘extremely heavy’ pressure from Beijing
Reliance on overseas students’ tuition fees under scrutiny as scholars describe chilling effect of being targeted
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
UK universities must remain “committed to upholding free speech and academic freedom”.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Catastrophically, “the next three years of US environmental policy will essentially amount to the government burying its head in the sand.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump’s blithe dismissal of climate science
The devastating consequences of ignoring the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Catastrophically, “the next three years of US environmental policy will essentially amount to the government burying its head in the sand.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Brexit truth: “The Office for Budget Responsibility calculates that Britain’s long-term productivity is 4% lower than it would have been if the country had retained EU membership.”
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Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr
It is the right way to go, but taking the long way round to such an obvious point has cost Labour precious time and credibility, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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October 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Brexit truth: “The Office for Budget Responsibility calculates that Britain’s long-term productivity is 4% lower than it would have been if the country had retained EU membership.”
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Peston (ITV1) along with Crerar - great format for debating current affairs. Better than BBC’s Newsnight and the now useless (since Fiona Bruce) Question Time.
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Peston (ITV1) along with Crerar - great format for debating current affairs. Better than BBC’s Newsnight and the now useless (since Fiona Bruce) Question Time.
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Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
“The UK government’s continued failure to right historical wrongs.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Clear parallels’ with Windrush as UK-born toddler denied passport
Campaigners say lessons not being learned as three-year-old’s mother is asked to prove right to free NHS treatment
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October 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“The UK government’s continued failure to right historical wrongs.”
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
“Peace prizes are earned through sustained commitment, not through social media tantrums and not from intimidation,”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize
US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says
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October 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
“Peace prizes are earned through sustained commitment, not through social media tantrums and not from intimidation,”
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Justice and truth steadily being turned into his justice; his truth. Sounds like Fascism to me.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025
‘Dangerous abuse of power’: lawmakers sound alarm over Comey indictment
Democrats and legal experts say indictment is latest sign Trump is turning justice system into weapon to silence critics
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Justice and truth steadily being turned into his justice; his truth. Sounds like Fascism to me.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025
Profits before environmental care. When will we realise we’re cutting off the branch we’re sitting on?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wild bird numbers continue to fall in UK with some species in ‘dramatic freefall’
Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although data shows woodland populations beginning to stabilise
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September 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Profits before environmental care. When will we realise we’re cutting off the branch we’re sitting on?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yes America, it’s up to you. Get him out.
September 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Yes America, it’s up to you. Get him out.
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Attempting to rig elections on his behalf.
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
September 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Attempting to rig elections on his behalf.
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Turning the military on citizens.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Do it. @RachelReevesMP
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows
Thinktank says an ‘SUV loophole’ means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nations
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Do it. @RachelReevesMP
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
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Yep, the public get the #ClimateEmergency
Only 1 in 5 Britons want less to be done to tackle climate change, and drivers of concern remain if lower down the pecking order, 60% of Brits worry about future heatwaves and nearly 80% think climate change at least partly responsible for weather this summer.
September 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Yep, the public get the #ClimateEmergency
No, the role of the archbishop is absolutely to interfere with international migration policies.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Richard Tice hits back at C of E criticism of Reform immigration policy
Deputy leader says archbishop should stay out of matter after Stephen Cottrell calls policy isolationist and kneejerk
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August 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
No, the role of the archbishop is absolutely to interfere with international migration policies.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I posted this 20 months ago in an unmentionable place. It has become no less true.
August 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I posted this 20 months ago in an unmentionable place. It has become no less true.
Less Farage, please. There will be more migration in the coming years, as climate changes and sea-level rises threaten the status quo, and as oppressive regimes make asylum seeking increasingly legitimate. Our response should be one of compassion, not bigotry.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage attacked for ‘ugly’ rhetoric of plan for mass deportation of asylum seekers
Reform UK leader says he will rip up UK’s human rights commitments and pay despotic regimes to take people back
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August 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Less Farage, please. There will be more migration in the coming years, as climate changes and sea-level rises threaten the status quo, and as oppressive regimes make asylum seeking increasingly legitimate. Our response should be one of compassion, not bigotry.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It would appear that Labour are as environmentally sensitive as the Tories. We had hoped for better… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK falling behind EU on environmental rules amid post-Brexit rollback
Exclusive: Labour ministers choosing to weaken green protections inherited from the bloc, analysis reveals
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It would appear that Labour are as environmentally sensitive as the Tories. We had hoped for better… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Why would Keir Starmer not recall parliament, to make important and increasingly urgent decisions?
August 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Why would Keir Starmer not recall parliament, to make important and increasingly urgent decisions?
Trump: No deal, great progress made.
Putin: Great deal, no progress made.
Putin: Great deal, no progress made.
August 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump: No deal, great progress made.
Putin: Great deal, no progress made.
Putin: Great deal, no progress made.
One of the many ways that governments undermine democracy…
www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/p...
Analysis: What is gerrymandering? Why is it legal? | CNN Politics
Halfway between the 2020 and 2030 census is not the normal time to be talking about redistricting, or gerrymandering, but the issue has nonetheless taken over the political conversation.
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August 6, 2025 at 4:28 AM
One of the many ways that governments undermine democracy…
www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/p...
Sanctions Now.
“As Israel’s response to the horrific massacre of 7 October 2023 has become shockingly disproportionate, its allies in the west have done far too little to influence the course of events.”
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“As Israel’s response to the horrific massacre of 7 October 2023 has become shockingly disproportionate, its allies in the west have done far too little to influence the course of events.”
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The Guardian view on famine in Gaza: the time for the west to act decisively is now | Editorial
Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer’s declaration on Palestinian statehood sends a welcome signal for the future. But more pressure is needed if a humanitarian catastrophe is to be averted
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July 31, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Sanctions Now.
“As Israel’s response to the horrific massacre of 7 October 2023 has become shockingly disproportionate, its allies in the west have done far too little to influence the course of events.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“As Israel’s response to the horrific massacre of 7 October 2023 has become shockingly disproportionate, its allies in the west have done far too little to influence the course of events.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Never in the field of essential public services has so much been earned by so few for doing so little.” (S.Conquest)
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Water chiefs’ pay rises to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollution
Total remuneration at companies in England and Wales – many of them under scrutiny for sewage discharge – was £15m in 2024-25
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“Never in the field of essential public services has so much been earned by so few for doing so little.” (S.Conquest)
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...