Tim Kinsella #FBPE

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Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...

The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey

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“and end the practice of political appointments, which so badly undermines the BBC, altogether”

Politics appointments should have no place at the #BBC

It’s meant to be a National Broadcaster, not a State Broadcaster

‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say

www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...

“many say the events of the past week also have to be seen in the context of a wider political effort to shift the BBC’s reporting to the right on key issues”

An insidious trend that has been obvious for years, if we’re talking about bias!

Is this government serious about climate change? A potential three pence per mile levy on electric car drivers has brought much criticism, and EV Editor Steve Fowler thinks it shows how little the government knows, or cares, about the car business a...

www.independent.co.uk/cars/electri...

“Our government should not be taking their focus off de-carbonising our roads, and this is a huge step backwards during a cost of living crisis, reducing confidence for many looking to switch”

#NotZero

Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC? Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcaster

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

“The BBC isn’t perfect, but it remains one of the few institutions standing between our British values and a populist, Trump-style takeover of our politics”

Must try harder

BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit Davie says

While it’s hardly a disaster that Davie is going, it’s a pity that it’s due to a piece of Trump appeasement

Trump may not have explicitly urged the riots
We all know that he implicitly did so…

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

Just hope it’s in time to do something meaningful this parliament!

They mustn’t squander that lucky big majority

The media, with a few notable exceptions, are permanently against them, it’s nothing new

What’s lacking at the moment is the vision and purpose at the top to overcome that

Instead they seem paralysed by constant triangulation, moment by moment, trying pointlessly to outflank Reform

China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising

China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
economist.com/leaders/2025...
from The Economist

“China can produce almost a terawatt of renewable-energy capacity in a year. That is enough to supply as much energy as more than 300 big nuclear-power plants”

🤔

#NetZero

What’s desperately sad for the UK is that they can’t see that just now

They have a huge majority, with which to enact change, a populace that largely now wants some kind of #Rejoin, but zero political instinct

It’s an epic missed opportunity

PM issues Budget warning - Brexit and austerity impact 'worse than feared' The Prime Minister told a behind-closed-doors meeting of Labour MPs the long-term impact of Tory austerity and a botched Brexit deal 'is worse than even we feared'

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

“Ms Reeves will hike income tax at the Budget in what would be a clear breach of the party's election manifesto”

Why not break the other ‘pledge’ instead?

The one that keeps on damaging us by £40bn a year (at least)

#RejoinTheSingleMarket

Nadia Whittome: Labour needs its own Mamdani moment Politicians offering hope rather than gloom are soaring in the polls, writes MP Nadia Whittome. If Labour cannot offer a taste, then voters will seek it elsewhere

www.independent.co.uk/voices/nadia...

“Chasing the Reform vote has been a failing strategy, one that has created an ugly race-to-the-bottom on issues like migration and the rights of minority groups”

Starmer needs to read this article and take note

His current strategy leads down a blind alley

Rachel Reeves’s stupid tax raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol I hate petrol cars, I hate pollution and I like the planet, says James Moore – but if the government is going to snuff out appetite for EVs with this bonkers tax then we might as well give up on the g...

www.independent.co.uk/voices/elect...

Reeves’s raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol

If this batshit-crazy plan ever sees the light of day, we will know that this govt has lost any credibility it ever had on environmental issues!

#NotZero

Britain’s two-party politics is fragmenting: what unintended consequences await? | Andy Beckett On one hand, no more safe seats or long careers could mean less complacency. On the other, no big parties could mean greater corporate influence, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition”

Exactly why we need to ditch #FPTP

#ProportionalRepresentation is the way forward

For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead Governments have failed to limit global warming. What comes next?

For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist

And:

“Every year we postpone action, we’re also jeopardising limiting global temperatures below two degrees”

#ClimateCrisis

Our hapless chancellor has finally run out of wiggle room Editorial: Rachel Reeves has asked each of us to ‘do our bit’ as she prepares to break her party’s manifesto pledge and raise income tax – but it is now clear that she has made the bad situation she i...

www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

Our hapless chancellor has finally run out of wiggle room

“#Brexit has been a constant depressing factor since the EU referendum in 2016”

Indeed

So why not reverse it, as most people want?

#RejoinTheSingleMarket as a first step

Brexit sees another international institution abandon Britain for Europe The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has become the latest major international institution to announce plans to close its doors on its headquarters in the UK

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Quite simply, #BrexitShambles will never end until we start to actively reverse it

A good beginning would be #RejoinTheSingleMarket

I don’t recall leaving it being on the ballot paper in the first place

In fact, we were told it wouldn’t happen!

Prospect of breaking 50-year income tax taboo shows scale of Reeves’s challenge The chancellor appears to believe voters will forgive a broken promise in return for meaningful investment

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

“The chancellor appears to believe voters will forgive a broken promise in return for meaningful investment”

Why not break an unpopular ‘promise’ instead of a popular one?

#RejoinTheSingleMarket would restore growth and investment, no tax rise needed!

UK charging industry could face £100m bill under business rate changes Industry bodies say proposals will force site closures, slow investment and cost drivers up to £300 a year more

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“We need government intervention to remove this unexpected burden, alongside action to address sky high standing charges [on electricity] and inequitable VAT”

It’s as if Govt wants to kill the EV rollout!

Rachel Reeves’s 5% VAT cut on electricity bills will backfire, experts say Critics believe cut would mostly benefit better-off people with larger homes and increase carbon emissions

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

“We would suggest taking almost all levies off electricity, and moving any that remain on to gas. As far as decarbonisation goes, this is a really big opportunity to even out the difference between electricity and gas bills”

And encourage heat pump takeup

Britain’s canals and rivers face lack of funds amid climate pressures, campaigners warn Many waterways vulnerable to breaches and closures and face mounting maintenance costs, charity says

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Increased government investment would allow authorities to reinforce infrastructure, reduce flood risk and support water transfer schemes to alleviate drought”

Rachel Reeves cannot start to blame Brexit now for her economic fix | Institute for Government Why is the government talking about Brexit and the economy again?

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rach...

“The problem for the government is that, having identified the problem, it does not have proposals to make a significant change to the UK’s economic relationship with the EU”

Such as the glaringly obvious #RejoinTheSingleMarket

I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook”

#NotZero

PM issues Budget warning - Brexit and austerity impact 'worse than feared' The Prime Minister told a behind-closed-doors meeting of Labour MPs the long-term impact of Tory austerity and a botched Brexit deal 'is worse than even we feared'

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

“Ms Reeves will hike income tax at the Budget in what would be a clear breach of the party's election manifesto”

Why not break the other ‘pledge’ instead?

The one that keeps on damaging us by £40bn a year (at least)

#RejoinTheSingleMarket

Nadia Whittome: Labour needs its own Mamdani moment Politicians offering hope rather than gloom are soaring in the polls, writes MP Nadia Whittome. If Labour cannot offer a taste, then voters will seek it elsewhere

www.independent.co.uk/voices/nadia...

“Chasing the Reform vote has been a failing strategy, one that has created an ugly race-to-the-bottom on issues like migration and the rights of minority groups”

Starmer needs to read this article and take note

His current strategy leads down a blind alley

Rachel Reeves’s stupid tax raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol I hate petrol cars, I hate pollution and I like the planet, says James Moore – but if the government is going to snuff out appetite for EVs with this bonkers tax then we might as well give up on the g...

www.independent.co.uk/voices/elect...

Reeves’s raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol

If this batshit-crazy plan ever sees the light of day, we will know that this govt has lost any credibility it ever had on environmental issues!

#NotZero

Tories overtake Labour.

Labour's tactic of appealing squarely to the voter demographic that will never vote Labour is going swimmingly.

Britain’s two-party politics is fragmenting: what unintended consequences await? | Andy Beckett On one hand, no more safe seats or long careers could mean less complacency. On the other, no big parties could mean greater corporate influence, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition”

Exactly why we need to ditch #FPTP

#ProportionalRepresentation is the way forward

For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead Governments have failed to limit global warming. What comes next?

For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist

And:

“Every year we postpone action, we’re also jeopardising limiting global temperatures below two degrees”

#ClimateCrisis

SPOILER ALERT: An increase to our GDP by 4%-6% through membership of the Single Market is better than any "magic money tree". To say nothing of EU social, regional and infrastructure funding plus non-profit investment loans from the European Investment Bank.