Siân
@steelystan.bsky.social
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“The absolute greed... I cannot believe it!”
@goodlawproject.org on the news that Thames Water’s creditors are asking to be let off sewage dumping fines for up to 15 years: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/02/thames-water-lenders-submit-new-rescue-plan-to-stave-off-collapse
@goodlawproject.org on the news that Thames Water’s creditors are asking to be let off sewage dumping fines for up to 15 years: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/02/thames-water-lenders-submit-new-rescue-plan-to-stave-off-collapse
October 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“The absolute greed... I cannot believe it!”
@goodlawproject.org on the news that Thames Water’s creditors are asking to be let off sewage dumping fines for up to 15 years: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/02/thames-water-lenders-submit-new-rescue-plan-to-stave-off-collapse
@goodlawproject.org on the news that Thames Water’s creditors are asking to be let off sewage dumping fines for up to 15 years: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/02/thames-water-lenders-submit-new-rescue-plan-to-stave-off-collapse
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There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
There seems to be some *confusion*
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
among Reform supporters over Nathan Gill being one of them
“But, but, Reform didn’t exist when he took his Russian bribes”
“But, but he was in UKIP”
“But, but it has nothing to do with Farage, he barely knew the guy”
So here’s a little history lesson 👍🏼🧵
1/14
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Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow
Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow
The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation
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Far-right Facebook groups are engine of radicalisation in UK, data investigation suggests
Far-right ideas are gaining ground. They are thriving in online worlds which are not easily visible to large swathes of the public but which spread misinformation that has real-world consequences.
Take last year. In the summer of 2024, riots broke out across parts of the UK, fuelled by misinformation that spread on social media. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow
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Housing is getting more expensive because the rich are buying it all
September 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Housing is getting more expensive because the rich are buying it all
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Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him
Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him
It’s not too late to puncture the Reform leader’s populist myth. His ‘make Britain great again’ act is out of step with the British people, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him
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Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have now been a journalist for 40 years. The forces ranged against my profession have never been so powerful | George Monbiot
Once, I believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Now, I know you can’t speak truth to power if power controls your words, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Power is the rock on which truth founders. The mainstream media, with a few exceptions, is a single-issue lobby group, whose purpose is to assert the rights of capital.
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's what I've learnt about the industry in 40 years in journalism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The far-right peddles myths that migrants & refugees are to blame for rising bills and the cost-of-living crisis.
In truth, government choices – shaped by the super-rich & big corporations – are driving poverty and injustice.
We need change. Take action:
secure.waronwant.org/page/175504/...
In truth, government choices – shaped by the super-rich & big corporations – are driving poverty and injustice.
We need change. Take action:
secure.waronwant.org/page/175504/...
Demand fairer, better futures for all
Take action
secure.waronwant.org
September 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The far-right peddles myths that migrants & refugees are to blame for rising bills and the cost-of-living crisis.
In truth, government choices – shaped by the super-rich & big corporations – are driving poverty and injustice.
We need change. Take action:
secure.waronwant.org/page/175504/...
In truth, government choices – shaped by the super-rich & big corporations – are driving poverty and injustice.
We need change. Take action:
secure.waronwant.org/page/175504/...
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Barclays Bank's CEO tells govt to cut wages of public sector workers instead of taxing banks.
Wants to cut wages of doctors, nurses, teachers, cleaners, drivers, cooks, security guards to give more to bankers.
Wage rises inflationary apparently but CEO pay, dividends aren't.
archive.ph/yTGN7
Wants to cut wages of doctors, nurses, teachers, cleaners, drivers, cooks, security guards to give more to bankers.
Wage rises inflationary apparently but CEO pay, dividends aren't.
archive.ph/yTGN7
Barclays boss warns UK government on wages and bank taxes
CS Venkatakrishnan urges chancellor to avoid raising levies on banks in Autumn Budget
www.ft.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Barclays Bank's CEO tells govt to cut wages of public sector workers instead of taxing banks.
Wants to cut wages of doctors, nurses, teachers, cleaners, drivers, cooks, security guards to give more to bankers.
Wage rises inflationary apparently but CEO pay, dividends aren't.
archive.ph/yTGN7
Wants to cut wages of doctors, nurses, teachers, cleaners, drivers, cooks, security guards to give more to bankers.
Wage rises inflationary apparently but CEO pay, dividends aren't.
archive.ph/yTGN7
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Look what happens when these empty suits are held to account.
Lord Walney - former head of Labour Friends of Israel - can't even justify the existence of a proscription he has argued for.
Excellent journalism from Isobel Yeung - the rest of the media should take note
Lord Walney - former head of Labour Friends of Israel - can't even justify the existence of a proscription he has argued for.
Excellent journalism from Isobel Yeung - the rest of the media should take note
September 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Look what happens when these empty suits are held to account.
Lord Walney - former head of Labour Friends of Israel - can't even justify the existence of a proscription he has argued for.
Excellent journalism from Isobel Yeung - the rest of the media should take note
Lord Walney - former head of Labour Friends of Israel - can't even justify the existence of a proscription he has argued for.
Excellent journalism from Isobel Yeung - the rest of the media should take note
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If you’re waking up to yet another news programme on tv or radio that is over platforming REFORM with 4 MPs and not mentioning any other opposition party, you know what to do. Sign here and get anyone else you know to sign. Fair coverage now. Takes 30 seconds petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for coverage during elections should apply at all times.
petition.parliament.uk
August 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
If you’re waking up to yet another news programme on tv or radio that is over platforming REFORM with 4 MPs and not mentioning any other opposition party, you know what to do. Sign here and get anyone else you know to sign. Fair coverage now. Takes 30 seconds petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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I've been in the UK 3 weeks, and I am shocked at how much Farage, Yousaf, Tice et al are on UK TV screens.
Britain has a serious far-right problem.
The ideology of these fascists has been magnified and platformed to the extreme, it has now gotten dangerously out of control. This is totally insane.
Britain has a serious far-right problem.
The ideology of these fascists has been magnified and platformed to the extreme, it has now gotten dangerously out of control. This is totally insane.
August 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I've been in the UK 3 weeks, and I am shocked at how much Farage, Yousaf, Tice et al are on UK TV screens.
Britain has a serious far-right problem.
The ideology of these fascists has been magnified and platformed to the extreme, it has now gotten dangerously out of control. This is totally insane.
Britain has a serious far-right problem.
The ideology of these fascists has been magnified and platformed to the extreme, it has now gotten dangerously out of control. This is totally insane.
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Farage’s “probity and judgment were sold as the product called Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.”
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it | Rafael Behr
Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Farage’s “probity and judgment were sold as the product called Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.”
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out.
What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Increasingly I feel that what once was considered the political mainstream in the U.K. has completely lost its moral compass. When did the question about concentration camps and mass deportations become one of practical feasibility?
August 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Increasingly I feel that what once was considered the political mainstream in the U.K. has completely lost its moral compass. When did the question about concentration camps and mass deportations become one of practical feasibility?
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“Israel is able to kill Palestinian journalists with impunity not just because of the unconditional military support it receives from the US, but also the failure of many western media organizations and journalists to stand up for their Palestinian colleagues” — my oped @theguardian.com
Western journalists are failing to stand up for their colleagues in Gaza | Mohamad Bazzi
This hypocrisy of western media has been laid bare by Israel’s targeting of journalists since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
“Israel is able to kill Palestinian journalists with impunity not just because of the unconditional military support it receives from the US, but also the failure of many western media organizations and journalists to stand up for their Palestinian colleagues” — my oped @theguardian.com
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Low interest rates after 2008 failed to achieve any real growth or increase in living standards in the UK.
If we stopped obsessing over rates, we might see how the resources are distributed – and how it's this that's holding our economy back, not monetary policy.
If we stopped obsessing over rates, we might see how the resources are distributed – and how it's this that's holding our economy back, not monetary policy.
August 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Low interest rates after 2008 failed to achieve any real growth or increase in living standards in the UK.
If we stopped obsessing over rates, we might see how the resources are distributed – and how it's this that's holding our economy back, not monetary policy.
If we stopped obsessing over rates, we might see how the resources are distributed – and how it's this that's holding our economy back, not monetary policy.
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The government will tax the middle class out of existence instead of trying to tax the vast wealth of the very rich.
August 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The government will tax the middle class out of existence instead of trying to tax the vast wealth of the very rich.
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This from Grace Blakey, UK economics and politics commentator and author of "Vulture Capitalism: How to Survive in an Age of Corporate Greed" 👇
@graceblakeley.substack.com
#unions
@graceblakeley.substack.com
#unions
August 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This from Grace Blakey, UK economics and politics commentator and author of "Vulture Capitalism: How to Survive in an Age of Corporate Greed" 👇
@graceblakeley.substack.com
#unions
@graceblakeley.substack.com
#unions
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BBC London: "One of two demonstrations today involved hundreds of people, many of them pensioners, peacefully breaking a new terrorism law..."
August 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
BBC London: "One of two demonstrations today involved hundreds of people, many of them pensioners, peacefully breaking a new terrorism law..."
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Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper must really be proud of arresting an old woman - free speech at it's finest in Labour's Brexit Britain
August 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper must really be proud of arresting an old woman - free speech at it's finest in Labour's Brexit Britain
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The reckless lack of care at what should be the most secure site in Britain is utterly jaw dropping. Never mind diplomatic talk of “suboptimal” plans & “shortfalls in asset management” - this is a story of unforgivable negligence & cover-up - just shameful
Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show
Exclusive: Polluted water was released into loch near Glasgow because Royal Navy failed to maintain 1,500 water pipes, says watchdog
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The reckless lack of care at what should be the most secure site in Britain is utterly jaw dropping. Never mind diplomatic talk of “suboptimal” plans & “shortfalls in asset management” - this is a story of unforgivable negligence & cover-up - just shameful
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The UK government will be forced to raise taxes at the Budget in October – but taxes on who? Here are my predictions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHdU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHdU...
Why your government is about to raise YOUR taxes
YouTube video by Garys Economics
www.youtube.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The UK government will be forced to raise taxes at the Budget in October – but taxes on who? Here are my predictions
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHdU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHdU...
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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
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It’s time to invest in communities and social homes, not private pockets.
The government is handing money to companies that make huge profits from housing people seeking safety in appalling conditions.
But this could be used to fund a joined-up, local approach to housing people seeking safety.
The government is handing money to companies that make huge profits from housing people seeking safety in appalling conditions.
But this could be used to fund a joined-up, local approach to housing people seeking safety.
July 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
It’s time to invest in communities and social homes, not private pockets.
The government is handing money to companies that make huge profits from housing people seeking safety in appalling conditions.
But this could be used to fund a joined-up, local approach to housing people seeking safety.
The government is handing money to companies that make huge profits from housing people seeking safety in appalling conditions.
But this could be used to fund a joined-up, local approach to housing people seeking safety.
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🔍 NEW: Is a controversial spy-tech company, Palantir, in pole position to cash in on Wes Streeting's 10 year health plan?
goodlaw.social/9dd9
goodlaw.social/9dd9
Palantir poised to cash in on Wes Streeting’s NHS plan | Good Law Project
The health secretary has put central records of our health data at the heart of his project to revolutionise the NHS – and a US spy-tech giant is in pole position to clean up.
goodlaw.social
July 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🔍 NEW: Is a controversial spy-tech company, Palantir, in pole position to cash in on Wes Streeting's 10 year health plan?
goodlaw.social/9dd9
goodlaw.social/9dd9
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USS Milius (DDG 69) Arleigh Burke-class Flight I guided missile destroyer coming into Diego Garcia - April 23, 2025 #ussmilius #ddg69
SRC: INT- dvidshub.net
SRC: INT- dvidshub.net
April 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
USS Milius (DDG 69) Arleigh Burke-class Flight I guided missile destroyer coming into Diego Garcia - April 23, 2025 #ussmilius #ddg69
SRC: INT- dvidshub.net
SRC: INT- dvidshub.net