Mark Langdon

In 2022, a cocaine conspiracy and a damning corruption inquiry sent shockwaves through the British Virgin Islands

What went wrong? And has anything really changed?

Our reporter travelled to the BVI to find out 👉 bit.ly/4oHeyCS

Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

1/ Last week being on campus for 2025, kicking off with our #HWB fair in which students will show off the resources they have created to teach Maths through physically active learning 😊.

Check the thread for updates om the excellent resources and ideas.

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‘No One’s Going to Get Out of This Moment Intact by Keeping Their Head Down’ How a powerhouse liberal legal group is challenging Trump 2.0.

Good article on another great group challenging fascism in our current climate: Democracy Forward, a progressive legal advocacy group "which has been battling the Trump administration in the courts all year."

Ministers urged to close £2bn tax loophole in car finance scandal Banks and specialist lenders will not pay tax on compensation payouts, sidestepping 2015 rule

UK Govt urged to close £2bn tax loophole in car finance scandal

Law rewards abuse.

Non-bank entities can deduct compensation payments from profits before calculating corporation tax, reducing their bill.

Motor finance arms of banks are considered “non-bank entities”.

"Farage in Falkirk? It should make our stomachs heave to have him in Scotland" Nigel Farage’s Falkirk visit sparks outrage, with many Scots saying his presence north of the border should make “our stomachs heave”.

Farage arrives in Scotland today, and it should make our collective stomach heave that this repulsive, dangerous extremist has crossed the border. Amid scapegoating schoolkids and allegations of antisemitism anyone who supports this man is morally in the gutter

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff Exclusive: Plans to offset increase in minimum ‘fair pay’ set by Living Wage Foundation will affect 5,400 employees

BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff.

Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.

Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.

Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.

Back to Victorian times.

Reform UK revokes Staffordshire County Council leader's membership It follows an investigation by the party into racist content on social media.

Another one bites the dust.

Farage had a cheek to say, this guys racist posts meant it didn't look good for him. Shame he doesn't analyse his own lifetime long racism in the same way.

Reform UK revokes Staffordshire County Council leader's membership - BBC News
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@heraldscotland.bsky.social answering its own very daft question here 😂😂🤣

‘A new form of genocide’: Gazans feel little relief from Israeli strangulation since the ceasefire Most Palestinians in Gaza say they don’t feel the relief they expected after the ceasefire. Israel keeps blocking aid into the strip, delaying reconstruction efforts, and leaving hospitals short on…

READ: Most Palestinians in Gaza say they don’t feel the relief they expected after the ceasefire. Israel keeps blocking aid into the strip, delaying reconstruction efforts, and leaving hospitals short on supplies, while people go hungry every day. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/a-ne...

4 things you need to know about soil health For World Soil Day, the EEB explains why healthy soils matter more than you might think.

🪱 DIG IT – It’s #WorldSoilDay!

🥳 This year is ripe for a big soil-ebration as the first-ever #EUSoilLaw comes into force in just days – a key first step toward healthier soils in Europe.

🌱 Still not sure what all the fuss is about? Check it out: meta.eeb.org/2023/12/05/4...

Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago

Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK.

UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.

The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?

All hail the thief 😩😵‍💫🤯

Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >

Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.

Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.

Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.

Alhumdullilah ✊🏼

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D'you remember Sid - the tagline used by the Conservative government in 1986 to push the idea of privatising gas?

Oxford City Councillor Ottino had some home truths for Sid, in a debate on Thames Water.

After 40 years, privatisation of public services has failed. It's time for public ownership.

Janet Godley was right . Trump is a cult

@runnymedetrust.bsky.social highlight today is #EqualPayDay where 1000s of women in effect start working for free for the rest of the year. This is worse for minority ethnic women who are also subject to the #EthnicityPayGap. These systemic barriers & inequalities need to change.

From Classroom to Publication: Sarah’s Inspiring MSc Story Exploring Youth Work and LGBTQ+ Inclusion Through Research and Practice

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Reform's Laura Anne Jones' racist WhatsApp slur 'caused hurt' Members of Wales' Chinese community say seeing a politician use a racist slur is "very upsetting".

ANOTHER #racist in the #Reform party! Well I never 🤷🏻‍♀️

BBC News - Reform politician's racist Chinese slur 'caused a lot of hurt'
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The voices of division in our country are growing louder.

It’s up to us to unite against them.

Join us in London on 28 March for the #TOGETHER Against the Far Right national demonstration.

Save the date and sign-up for updates: togetheralliance.org.uk @togetheralliance.bsky.social

Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk The central bank says US stock price valuations are their most stretched since the dotcom bubble burst.

Bank of England warns of AI bubble risk, "sharp correction" in the value of major tech companies.

Repetition of dotcom mania, binge funded by banks.

Govt response - deregulation and lower capital requirements for banks.

Strategy for avoiding the crash?

No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.

YouTube video by Pamenar Press Global Reading for Freedom of Expression and Solidarity with Palestine (3rd Iteration)

Streaming now, on this International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People: 

24-hour global reading for freedom of expression and solidarity with Palestine www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGUg...

Minister defends 'pragmatic' U-turn on workers' rights Bridget Phillipson told the BBC the climbdown would enable wider benefits to be delivered quickly.

Minister defends 'pragmatic' U-turn on workers' rights.

It was a manifesto pledge

Why no 'pragmatic' U-turn' on nationalising water, energy, rail rolling stock companies and freight; ending privatisation of the NHS and social care; taxing the super rich?

Regulator bares teeth as dentists earn £1.2bn The gross profit figures for private equity-owned My Dentist, PortmanDentex and Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services rose by 20 per cent year-on-year between 2023 and 2024.

Curse of Private Equity.

Four of UK's biggest dental firms have raked in £1.2bn gross profit over the past two years,

Market controlled by My Dentist, PortmanDentex, Rodericks Dental, and Bupa Dental Services.

Prices 3.5 times more than NHS dentist.

No govt curbs profiteering.

Sending love and solidarity from Glasgow Scotland together we will create one world where many worlds fit and learn to live in harmony with mother earth 🦋☮️🇵🇸🌍❤️

At COP30 in Belém do Pará, more than 50,000 people made history with a clear, unified message:

“It is time to bury fossil fuels and build a clean, just future.”

Today, we symbolically laid fossil fuels to rest. ✊