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Architect, planner, writer, London - views my own (he/him) People, #culture, #politics, #environment, #climate, #justice, #sustainability, #democracy

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'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants The leaked memo that fuelled Trumpโ€™s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President

He also lobbies for U.S. Big Tech companies that have donated millions to Trump

11.11.2025 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 136    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Net zero is one of the many areas where commentators are out-of-touch with public opinion in Britain. There is still broad support for cutting carbon emissions - except from among Reform supporters, who are the outliers.

11.11.2025 10:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 309    ๐Ÿ” 125    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

A US aircraft carrier strike group with more than 5,000 service members has joined the eight US warships, nuclear submarine, and F-35 aircraft positioned in the Caribbean near Venezuela.

11.11.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 83    ๐Ÿ” 56    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

11.11.2025 08:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3875    ๐Ÿ” 1172    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 233    ๐Ÿ“Œ 119
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Pro-Palestine Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike Over UK's 'Complicity in Genocide' Three UK activists jailed over anti-Elbit protests launch a hunger strike on the Balfour Declaration anniversary, demanding bail, fair trials, and an end to Britain's arms trade with Israel.

'We Will Not Be Silenced': Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike Over UK's 'Complicity in Genocide'

Remand-held activists against Elbit Systems launch open-ended hunger strike for bail, fair trials, and deproscription of Palestine Action

Search: Prisoners for Palestine

www.ibtimes.co.uk/imprisoned-u...

05.11.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Train hero who saved passengers during attack named The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.

What an absolute hero Samir Zitouni is - doubtless he saved lives that day

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

04.11.2025 11:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 717    ๐Ÿ” 172    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
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The government spends ยฃ2.7 BILLION a year on TAX BREAKS for oil and gas companies

Those companies pay billions to their shareholders

And then lay off their workers

Think that's unfair?

Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers insteadโ€ฆ

04.11.2025 09:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1088    ๐Ÿ” 420    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a countryโ€™s population, we have a very serious problem.

03.11.2025 01:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20797    ๐Ÿ” 7852    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 648    ๐Ÿ“Œ 423
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Boycott call as UK trade with Israel increased during Gaza genocide โ€“ reaching ยฃ6.2bn UK trade with Israel increased during the genocide in Gaza, totalling ยฃ6.2 billion, new figures released by the Labour Government show
03.11.2025 07:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Overt US Bully Tactics.
Whose going to be next in Central & South America?

24.10.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chinese high-speed trains set new world record Two prototype CR450 high-speed trains achieved a world record passing speed of 896km/h during recent trials in China.

This is staggering

www.railjournal.com/regions/asia...

24.10.2025 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bank of England chief warns of โ€˜worrying echoesโ€™ of 2008 financial crisis Andrew Bailey says a close look is needed at the private credit market after collapse of two big US firms

Bank of England chief warns of โ€˜worrying echoesโ€™ of 2008 financial crash.

Dash to the next crash:
Post-2008 crash laws mostly repealed.
No regulation of shadow banking
More deregulation.
Bankers collect rewards for speculation, people fund bailouts.

21.10.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 165    ๐Ÿ” 78    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

โ€œDo you really think if 20% of current active users of Facebook & Twitter deleted their accounts tomorrow, fascism would be over?โ€

Yes, I do, maybe not instantly, but it would be like asking if the frog in the lidded pot with the fire under it is alive.

13.10.2025 23:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hoy 12 de octubre los fascistas de Falange Espaรฑola han realizado un ยซacto autorizadoยป en Gasteiz con la protecciรณn de un enorme dispositivo de la Ertzaintza.

El antifascismo vasco los ha recibido de esta manera contundente.

Saldo final: 19 detenidos y decenas de heridos. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

12.10.2025 16:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 66    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Press releases Archives - Freedom Flotilla FFC press releases and statements

"Press Update as of 17:09 Gaza Time, October 8, 2025. All the humanitarian vessels (Conscience and the eight Thousand Madleen sailboats) were attacked starting at approximately 4:30 am local time, and are currently being brought to Ashdod" freedomflotilla.org/category/new... Gaza time now is ~18:17

08.10.2025 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Leaders of Western democracies, including the UK, urgently need to re-evaluate their approach to Trump. They cannot continue to pretend that any of this is in any way normal, or that appeasement of fascism is going to help in any way.

08.10.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A bold black-and-white Green Party graphic with the slogan โ€œREAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.โ€ at the top. The main message in large capital letters reads โ€œEND ALL ARMS SALES,โ€ with โ€œENDโ€ highlighted in green and underlined. The Green Party logo and name appear at the bottom.

A bold black-and-white Green Party graphic with the slogan โ€œREAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.โ€ at the top. The main message in large capital letters reads โ€œEND ALL ARMS SALES,โ€ with โ€œENDโ€ highlighted in green and underlined. The Green Party logo and name appear at the bottom.

As revealed by Channel 4 Newsโ€™ documentary, UK arms exports to Israel have hit record highs โ€” ยฃ408,000 in June and ยฃ316,000 in September.

The government says itโ€™s restricting sales, but the data says otherwise.

The UK must end all arms sales to Israel now.

08.10.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 240    ๐Ÿ” 94    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Greens who want to save the world by destroying Britain.

Greens who want to save the world by destroying Britain.

My secret evil plot to โ€˜destroy Britainโ€™ has been unveiled by (checks notes) the same paper that endorsed Liz Truss.

If I donโ€™t know better Iโ€™d say weโ€™ve got them entirely rattled.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

08.10.2025 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1720    ๐Ÿ” 385    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 92    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45
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Tories face call to strip whip from Robert Jenrick over 'racist' comments

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Jenrick should lose the Tory whip for 'racist' comments he made, an MSP has told The National

07.10.2025 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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British arms exports to Israel have reached record highs during the genocide. These arms exports are illegal under British and international law and constitute war crimes. Such arms exports make Israelโ€™s genocide possible.

07.10.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

After clashing with Maurice Glasman recently, I've come to realise just how pernicious he and his Blue Labour movement are. We could discuss his chumminess with Steve Bannon and JD Vance, endless pandering to the far right and evident hatred of the Labour left. But there's something even worse. ๐Ÿงต

03.10.2025 10:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1239    ๐Ÿ” 411    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55    ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

An average of 100 people in Gaza are still being killed by the IDF every day, according to UNWRA. The Health Ministry also reported last week that 453 people, including 150 children, have died of starvation because of Israel's blocking of all aid.

07.10.2025 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When the 'Plan for Drivers' gets out of hand.

07.10.2025 10:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Football fan now banned from Brighton FC for FIVE YEARS for wearing Palestine shirt Initially Brighton FC gave Roger Wade a five-game ban in August - but he challenged it, and they've now made it five years

Football fan now banned from Brighton FC for FIVE YEARS for wearing Palestine shirt

Initially Brighton FC gave Roger Wade a five-game ban in August - but he challenged it, and they've now made it five years
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

05.10.2025 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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BREAKING: Reports of spontaneous protests erupting in European cities tonight in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was illegally attacked by Israel an hour ago.

Demonstrations have been seen in Berlin๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช & Rome๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น - and these are the current scenes in Brussels๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‘‡

01.10.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1211    ๐Ÿ” 677    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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Thumping ambition โ€“ and demolition: 10 high-rises that changed modern Britain Eyesores and scandalously unsafe? Or utopian housing for the working classes? Here are the stories and scandals behind some of the UKโ€™s most revolutionary homes

Catch me in the @theguardian.com today, on the history of high-rise housing. We need to remove the distorting goggles of prejudice in order to understand Britainโ€™s extraordinary high-rise heritage. Consider looking up afresh! www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

01.10.2025 10:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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So Baroness Mone didnโ€™t just connect PPE Medpro to the governmentโ€™s VIP lane. She took an active role lobbying for the company:

01.10.2025 10:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 405    ๐Ÿ” 163    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Mass resignations in Leyton and Wanstead Below we publish a joint statement from leading Labour Party activists. We the undersigned are active members of Leyton and Wanstead Constituency Labour Party (CLP). We have all been in the party fโ€ฆ

Mass senior resignations from UK Labour continue. Labour spin is not enough
labourhub.org.uk/2025/09/30/m...

01.10.2025 10:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations to Moldavia for voting against being a Russian vassal state. From the UK a vassal of the US , denied such a vote

29.09.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Example: a โ€˜so calledโ€™ Labour Statesmen-
There can be no doubts this is with the current UK PMs agreement. It is fascist, undemocratic, ongoing colonialism, exploitative & racist.

29.09.2025 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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