Ian Pullen

Reminder of the spectacularly poor judgement of these people

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Finally, someone talking about the fuel poverty that matters

Don’t go to America for work or play. French researcher with valid VISA detained because of messages about Trump on his phone. bUt fReE sPeEch. America has entered its North Korea years. Avoid.

Reform UK finally proposed a policy - and it’s an economic disaster This week, Reform had its first stab at new policy since the last election hoping to provide some answers to the UK’s high energy prices.

Reform UK's plans to increase taxes and make people pay more for their energy bills goes down like a tripe cake and an axe wielding horror clown at an eight year old's birthday party. www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

The most unpatriotic members of any society are the far right. They will always align with foreign interests against the interests of their own nations. They will always undermine national institutions and national values in pursuit of their own interests. When they pose as patriots, they lie.

If the last week has taught me anything it's that Vladimir Putin's millions spent on Russia Today and Sputnik was certainly well invested.

An awful lot of awfully gullible people have bought his disinformation crook, lies and stinker.

George Monibot, "We have a Chancellor and. Prime Minister who seem to have no vision at all, except this thing called growth, GDP growth"

"GDP should not be used as a measure of national welfare" #BBCQT

Seen this meme a few times now and I’m like “that’s not what happened any other time though? Every other time they were people saying ‘fascism is great, let’s have some fascism, this is definitely going to be fascism and we like it’, when was this time with the no overreacting and the fascism?”

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The Real BBC ‘Impartiality Crisis’ Is Its Constant Platforming of Hard Right Tufton Street Think Tanks The broadcaster provides an oversized platform for representatives from opaquely-funded libertarian lobby groups, says media academic Julian Petley

🔴The Real BBC ‘Impartiality Crisis’ Is Its Constant Platforming of Hard Right Tufton Street Think Tanks

The broadcaster provides an oversized platform for representatives from opaquely-funded libertarian lobby groups, argues Julian Petley

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77-year-old Just Stop Oil protester recalled to prison for Christmas 77-year-old Gaie Delap was sentenced to 20 months in prison over a climate protest which blocked the M25 in 2022.

As Gaie's MP I tried everything I could to challenge this decision to send her back to prison - including writing to the prisons minister Lord Timpson and the probation service. But they would not budge a millimetre.

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Melanie Phillips is quoted extensively in Anders Breivik's 2011 Manifesto. She "took exception" to suggestions she influenced him.

Would a black/Muslim/Palestinian journalist quoted extensively in Hamas's 7/10 statements still be regular panelist on BBC programmes?

Merry Fucking Christmas 🎄

One of the best pubs in London struggling for survival because planning is stacked in favour of some powerful NIMBYs. Everything that’s wrong with Britain.

It’s a lovely bluesky…

From the Collapse Into Now sessions. Photo by Bob Whittaker.

"Pocketcasts" has been free and flawless for me.

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance

NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.

I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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Annoying if your team is on a good run but a relief if bottom of the Premier like mine.. 😢

Hi there - a first post on this platform. Do please repost this message just in case anyone should want to find me here -- thank you...

Very handy, thanks