Martin Rathfelder

NEW: Ferry pollution is worse than all the cars combined in many European port cities… but more than half of European ferries could be electric by 2035.

With the average ferry being 26 years old, the fleet is ripe for renewal now.
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Will transport scupper new climate ambition? The Government is required by 30 June 2026 to set the level of climate ambition for 2038 to 2042, a process known as the seventh carbon budget. The Climate Change Committee recommended an 87% cut of G...

With the Labour government yet to publish any long-term transport strategies nearly two years after being elected, radical ambition is now needed to turn around what has become the biggest source of UK emissions.

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Farage/Yusuf "disenfranchise to deport" plan

* largest ever removal of voting rights in any democracy

* largest deportation plan of legal migrants in any democracy ever

* first deportation plan for permanent residents since Idi Amin expelled 80k Asians. Reform plan is much bigger: up to 400k+

Green win exposes myth of ethnic ‘bloc voting’ Reform campaign was too narrow: in a constituency where six out of ten voters were white, they focused on one-third of the constituency, in white working-class areas

There may be some logic in Reform wanting to disenfranchise the voters who they want to deport in large numbers. But Reform cannot execute their “deport and disenfranchise” policy before a general election in which their targets have a voice and a vote too.
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Reform of Council Tax has been postponed far too long. It is our only effective tax on wealth.

It should be integrated with business rates.

Related to present property values with no upper limit

Charged to owners, not occupiers

Uprated regularly

Set nationally.

UK by-election council calls for evidence over claims of voter fraud [FREE TO READ] Manchester City Council asks Democracy Volunteers for report detailing ‘claims and any evidence’ over Gorton and Denton poll allegations

This one can be filed under the category of not solved. With @marinovik.bsky.social

as.ft.com/r/11fc084c-3... UK by-election council calls for evidence over claims of voter fraud

The Daily Mail is often slagged off for right wing hyperbole, stupid hysteria and over reaction.
But no one ever praises the paper for reasoned & logical articles like this one.
I’m absolutely 100% sure most Londoners wished they were living in the Middle East at the moment.
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“This policy doesn’t target people who broke the rules. It targets people who trusted them.”

I think Reform will prob lose some of their most overtly racist members to Restore Britain - because Reform accepts UK-born minorities as British + some boundaries against overt prejudice, while Restore Britain is deliberately including overt racists + setting no such boundaries for party members

Most Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds Nigel Farage’s attempts to appeal to centre-ground voters may cause tension in his party, according to Hope Not Hate

Just over half (54%) of Reform UK members want ethnic minority British citizens born abroad to be encouraged/forced to leave. This drops to 1/5 (22%) for British-born children of migrants. A Survation survey of 629 Reform members, commissioned by Hope Not Hate

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GB News has never paid a penny in tax because it always posts a loss.

This should be illegal tax them.

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An incredible retraction by the Daily Telegraph today. They have apologised for publishing an article last year headlined: “We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can’t afford to go on five holidays.” The entire story was fabricated; the family did not exist.

Trump isnt Roosevelt.

Amazing and cool observation

Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump all born the same year.

3/4 of public don't yet know immig fell from record peak at all.

Westminster + media vibe is net migration back to down "normal" but high levels (average 250k, 1997-2016) because headline stat was 205k [mid-2025]. Debate is still how to reduce.

2026 will surprise everyone

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I think there is not enough appreciation to how good this FT visualization is

the original is like this 👇

to be clear, the article itself is factual and perfectly reasonable.

Eir is one of the few remaining actual journalists at the Telegraph

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Keir Starmer would be a really excellent Foreign Secretary.

A diagram showing how a 2 minute delay to an active travel trip reduces the accessible area from a 15-minute trip by 25%

As I was made to wait 2.5 minutes to cross a road this morning, let's again do the maths simple.ghost.io/lets-do-the-...

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Mel Stride repeats inaccurate claim about youth unemployment – Full Fact Full Fact is the UK’s independent fact checking charity

Conservative shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride claimed the UK’s youth unemployment is “the highest in Europe”.

This isn’t correct. The UK’s youth unemployment rate is higher than the EU average, but some European countries have higher rates. #SpringStatement

"It is widely known by now that the post-Brexit system of sponsorship which ties an individual to their employer, is at high risk of abuse. If a sponsor fails to offer the work they promised, there is little the individual can do but find alternative work limited to 20-hours a week."

Isabel Oakshott’s video War Diary

“Day 4 brings a dire situation in Dubai, supplies of essentials are dangerously low❗️

Very little Dom Pérignon. We had to switch to ordinary Chablis, when Premier Cru ran out & may have to survive on Aussie Chardonnay..

Limited supplies of Koebe beef, it’s hell❗️

This IPSO adjudication against the Telegraph is quite something

Confirms their story titled: ‘We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays’ was completely fabricated, with the family involved non-existent and stock pictures used

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When the USA invaded Vietnam it predicted it would acheive total victory within 6 months.

19.5 years later the USA was defeated after Vietnam received massive support from the Soviet Union and China.

Now they think they will defeat Iran in 6 weeks...

2. More action to strengthen our social security system. Right now, Universal Credit isn’t matched to the cost of living, and this is driving people to food banks.

We’re calling for an independent process that sets the basic rate based on how much things actually cost.

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INDEPENDENT Voices Nigel Farage: Why you should vote for Brexit this Thursday I believe we're big enough and good enough to govern our own country. If we Remain, we'll get swept up into a United States of Europe Nigel Farage Monday 20 June 2016 10:53 BST

INDEPENDENT Nigel Farage says Trump presidency makes world 'better, safer place' 03:08 Sophie Thompson Saturday 09 November 2024 15:56 GMT Nigel Farage says Trump presidency makes world better, safer place' Nigel Farage has insisted Donald Trump becoming president for a belated second term will help make the world a "better, safer place". The Reform UK leader has been vocal of his friendship with Trump, and even received a shoutout from the Republican during a recent rally. This weekend, Reform UK are having a conference in Exeter, where Mr Farage remarked: "We can say with some confidence that 'woke' just died in America. "Trump being there makes the world a better, safer place."

BADLY WRONG about Brexit.
It’s cost the UK economy alone circa £130bn.

BADLY WRONG about Trump.
Attacked more countries of any modern President.

Farage clearly has incredibly poor judgement, yet the mainstream media, ironically, constantly question Starmer’s.

"Today’s OBR projections reveal two competing realities in government right now. The OBR and Treasury forecast an upturn in net migration, which makes their fiscal numbers add up – while the Home Office says it is determined to drive net migration down still further. They can’t have it both ways".

Imagine what the Conservatives could have done if a handful of their MPs hadn’t played silly buggers in the leadership ballot.