@touched1983.bsky.social
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I never really need an excuse to make my Black Pudding Meatballs – a deep love of mine – #RecipeOfTheDay, but since it does happen to be St Andrew’s Day, it felt like a particularly opportune moment! www.nigella.com/recipes/blac...
Black Pudding Meatballs
When I included these black pudding meatballs in Cook, Eat, Repeat, I thought they would be a niche choice, but I have been gratifyingly overwhelmed by the number of people who have made and loved the...
www.nigella.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I never really need an excuse to make my Black Pudding Meatballs – a deep love of mine – #RecipeOfTheDay, but since it does happen to be St Andrew’s Day, it felt like a particularly opportune moment! www.nigella.com/recipes/blac...
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China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice
Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body .
Increased risk of a dozen health conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression.
Companies know but inflict harms to boost profits. Need effective regulation.
Increased risk of a dozen health conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression.
Companies know but inflict harms to boost profits. Need effective regulation.
Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked to harm in every major organ system of the human body .
Increased risk of a dozen health conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression.
Companies know but inflict harms to boost profits. Need effective regulation.
Increased risk of a dozen health conditions, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression.
Companies know but inflict harms to boost profits. Need effective regulation.
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I had a great conversation with the wonderful @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his podcast. Do please listen in. I don't think you'll have heard anything quite like it. And there's a LOT more here than the title suggests. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
How Labour Negate Progressive Ideas Through ‘Divide and Rule’ | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
Podcast Episode · Bold Politics with Zack Polanski · 19/11/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I had a great conversation with the wonderful @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his podcast. Do please listen in. I don't think you'll have heard anything quite like it. And there's a LOT more here than the title suggests. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
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France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban
Every country should do and save the birds
But Trump say no - pesticide industry profit is all that matters
Despite US lost almost 3 billion insectivorous birds since 1970s
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Every country should do and save the birds
But Trump say no - pesticide industry profit is all that matters
Despite US lost almost 3 billion insectivorous birds since 1970s
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban
Every country should do and save the birds
But Trump say no - pesticide industry profit is all that matters
Despite US lost almost 3 billion insectivorous birds since 1970s
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Every country should do and save the birds
But Trump say no - pesticide industry profit is all that matters
Despite US lost almost 3 billion insectivorous birds since 1970s
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rachel Reeves has already made a complete mess of her Budget, so I thought I should offer an alternative. This is the first part. There are several more to come. When the country's economy is failing, it's time to be radical. Nothing less will do. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
The Alternative Budget 2025 – The Background
Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long.
I will be commenting on that Budget on the day on BBC Radio 2, and elsewh...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Rachel Reeves has already made a complete mess of her Budget, so I thought I should offer an alternative. This is the first part. There are several more to come. When the country's economy is failing, it's time to be radical. Nothing less will do. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
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In 2023-24 HMRC issued 456 penalties to wealthy individuals for £5.8m, 25 prosecuted.
Tax scams designed by accountants, lawyers; five prosecutions in 2023-2024.
Govt taking powers to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts; mainly poor, old, sick. Nothing equivalent on tax abuse industry.
Tax scams designed by accountants, lawyers; five prosecutions in 2023-2024.
Govt taking powers to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts; mainly poor, old, sick. Nothing equivalent on tax abuse industry.
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
leftfootforward.org
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
In 2023-24 HMRC issued 456 penalties to wealthy individuals for £5.8m, 25 prosecuted.
Tax scams designed by accountants, lawyers; five prosecutions in 2023-2024.
Govt taking powers to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts; mainly poor, old, sick. Nothing equivalent on tax abuse industry.
Tax scams designed by accountants, lawyers; five prosecutions in 2023-2024.
Govt taking powers to snoop on benefit claimants' bank accounts; mainly poor, old, sick. Nothing equivalent on tax abuse industry.
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Britain’s biggest housebuilder urges government to support first-time buyers.
Not a word about cutting profit margins, ever rising profits, gobbling previous stamp duty support, building substandard homes, builders secretly exchanging data to hike prices.
Not a word about cutting profit margins, ever rising profits, gobbling previous stamp duty support, building substandard homes, builders secretly exchanging data to hike prices.
Britain’s biggest housebuilder urges government to support first-time buyers
Taylor Wimpey chief Jennie Daly calls for revival of help-to-buy equity loan scheme to revive property market
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Britain’s biggest housebuilder urges government to support first-time buyers.
Not a word about cutting profit margins, ever rising profits, gobbling previous stamp duty support, building substandard homes, builders secretly exchanging data to hike prices.
Not a word about cutting profit margins, ever rising profits, gobbling previous stamp duty support, building substandard homes, builders secretly exchanging data to hike prices.
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Your Sunday is just calling out for this: #RecipeOfTheDay is My Grandmother’s Ginger Jam Bread and Butter Pudding! By all means, use apricot jam or marmalade if you prefer. www.nigella.com/recipes/my-g...
My Grandmother's Ginger Jam Bread and Butter Pudding
This is the wholesome, comforting version of a trad English (white) bread and butter pudding that my maternal grandmother always made.
Use apricot jam or regular orange marmalade if ginger's not your...
www.nigella.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Your Sunday is just calling out for this: #RecipeOfTheDay is My Grandmother’s Ginger Jam Bread and Butter Pudding! By all means, use apricot jam or marmalade if you prefer. www.nigella.com/recipes/my-g...
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Corporate funded think-tanks urge govt to cut benefits, pensions, schools meals, public spending; charge for seeing GPs.
Oppose taxes on the rich.
Support subsidies for auto, steel, film, shipbuilding, oil, gas, biomass, semiconductor, internet and other companies.
It is class war.
Oppose taxes on the rich.
Support subsidies for auto, steel, film, shipbuilding, oil, gas, biomass, semiconductor, internet and other companies.
It is class war.
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
leftfootforward.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Corporate funded think-tanks urge govt to cut benefits, pensions, schools meals, public spending; charge for seeing GPs.
Oppose taxes on the rich.
Support subsidies for auto, steel, film, shipbuilding, oil, gas, biomass, semiconductor, internet and other companies.
It is class war.
Oppose taxes on the rich.
Support subsidies for auto, steel, film, shipbuilding, oil, gas, biomass, semiconductor, internet and other companies.
It is class war.
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Inside story of the very close links between Nathan Gill, the former UKIP MEP who has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to push pro-Putin propaganda, and his former political master Nigel Farage
Ex UKIP sources say Gill was very much Farage’s ”enforcer” and “right-hand man”.
Ex UKIP sources say Gill was very much Farage’s ”enforcer” and “right-hand man”.
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Inside story of the very close links between Nathan Gill, the former UKIP MEP who has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to push pro-Putin propaganda, and his former political master Nigel Farage
Ex UKIP sources say Gill was very much Farage’s ”enforcer” and “right-hand man”.
Ex UKIP sources say Gill was very much Farage’s ”enforcer” and “right-hand man”.
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The last 3 years have been the hottest in 125,000 years.
CO2 levels are their highest in about 12 MILLION years.
Scientists predict 4C+ this century & BILLIONS of deaths.
Not interested in this? Then you should consider a career in centrist politics & the mainstream media.
CO2 levels are their highest in about 12 MILLION years.
Scientists predict 4C+ this century & BILLIONS of deaths.
Not interested in this? Then you should consider a career in centrist politics & the mainstream media.
October 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The last 3 years have been the hottest in 125,000 years.
CO2 levels are their highest in about 12 MILLION years.
Scientists predict 4C+ this century & BILLIONS of deaths.
Not interested in this? Then you should consider a career in centrist politics & the mainstream media.
CO2 levels are their highest in about 12 MILLION years.
Scientists predict 4C+ this century & BILLIONS of deaths.
Not interested in this? Then you should consider a career in centrist politics & the mainstream media.
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The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.
Someone went there:
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
"It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel is Losing It"
via @futurism.com
futurism.com/future-socie...
It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It
He's spent the past month delivering four high-octane lectures in San Francisco's downtown waterfront on the antichrist.
futurism.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The whole point of democracy is so one person's derangement does not become everybody's problem. It's social hygiene. The fact the richest men in the West are a mix of grotty twelve year olds and deranged apocalypse fanatics is a problem, and we should be honest about it.
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Profiteering, neglect, poverty and housing crisis.
Liverpool has 12,764 households social housing waiting list. Only FIVE “additional social rent dwellings”.
Repeated across the UK.
Landlords evict tenants, councils can't build social housing, council funding cut for years, lives destroyed.
Liverpool has 12,764 households social housing waiting list. Only FIVE “additional social rent dwellings”.
Repeated across the UK.
Landlords evict tenants, councils can't build social housing, council funding cut for years, lives destroyed.
A waiting list of thousands, and just five new homes for social rent: this city shows the depth of Britain’s housing crisis | John Harris
Liverpool was once praised for its tolerance, but housing shortages are driving fearful, unsettling behaviours – and people are blaming outsiders, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Profiteering, neglect, poverty and housing crisis.
Liverpool has 12,764 households social housing waiting list. Only FIVE “additional social rent dwellings”.
Repeated across the UK.
Landlords evict tenants, councils can't build social housing, council funding cut for years, lives destroyed.
Liverpool has 12,764 households social housing waiting list. Only FIVE “additional social rent dwellings”.
Repeated across the UK.
Landlords evict tenants, councils can't build social housing, council funding cut for years, lives destroyed.
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Thanks for the promo Linda!!
October 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Thanks for the promo Linda!!
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“For right-wing populists, the cost of living crisis is the gift that keeps on giving, allowing them to blame the experience of declining living standards on migrants and perceived ‘outsiders’.”
Our Director @mathewlawrence.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 🔗👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our Director @mathewlawrence.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 🔗👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them | Mathew Lawrence
A cost of living crisis is not inevitable if there is the will to stop companies extracting profits from Britain’s essential services, says Mathew Lawrence of the Common Wealth thinktank
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
“For right-wing populists, the cost of living crisis is the gift that keeps on giving, allowing them to blame the experience of declining living standards on migrants and perceived ‘outsiders’.”
Our Director @mathewlawrence.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 🔗👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our Director @mathewlawrence.bsky.social in @theguardian.com 🔗👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Bank of England Governor warns of vulnerable global financial system & possible crash.
Inflated stock markets
AI overvalued
No regulation of shadow banking
Excessive debt - if one domino falls
Deregulation of finance
Trump tariffs
Who will pick-up the cost of bailouts?
archive.md/gQ3x2
Inflated stock markets
AI overvalued
No regulation of shadow banking
Excessive debt - if one domino falls
Deregulation of finance
Trump tariffs
Who will pick-up the cost of bailouts?
archive.md/gQ3x2
G20 risk watchdog warns of potential for financial market crash
The latest surge in global share prices and other assets has left markets susceptible to a crash given the current uncertain economic and geopolitical backdrop, the G20's risk watchdog said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Bank of England Governor warns of vulnerable global financial system & possible crash.
Inflated stock markets
AI overvalued
No regulation of shadow banking
Excessive debt - if one domino falls
Deregulation of finance
Trump tariffs
Who will pick-up the cost of bailouts?
archive.md/gQ3x2
Inflated stock markets
AI overvalued
No regulation of shadow banking
Excessive debt - if one domino falls
Deregulation of finance
Trump tariffs
Who will pick-up the cost of bailouts?
archive.md/gQ3x2
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One thing is clear: renewables don’t fit within the political economy of neoliberal capitalism.
We have to choose between the profits of oil producers, and the health and prosperity of entire societies. But our politicians
care more about the former than the latter.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
We have to choose between the profits of oil producers, and the health and prosperity of entire societies. But our politicians
care more about the former than the latter.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
How the rich world lost the race to renewable energy
Renewables are booming in the global South – but vested interests and corrupt governments are blocking progress in the global North.
substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
One thing is clear: renewables don’t fit within the political economy of neoliberal capitalism.
We have to choose between the profits of oil producers, and the health and prosperity of entire societies. But our politicians
care more about the former than the latter.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
We have to choose between the profits of oil producers, and the health and prosperity of entire societies. But our politicians
care more about the former than the latter.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Live scenes from the Tory party relaunch.
Fight GIF
Alt: Man in a yard with bare earth throwing a model plane which smashes into the ground and breaks.
media.tenor.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Live scenes from the Tory party relaunch.
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She was arrested for holding a sign reading:
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
October 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
She was arrested for holding a sign reading:
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”
How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.