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I guess, trembling in the face of Putin as he does, he then does his lying bidding, blaming the victim not the aggressor war criminals..

Contemptible and weak.

Oh America! How fast you are descending.

Badenoch has invented wonk-populism - the Faragist agenda stewed in the affectation of orthodox Westminster policymaking until it loses the spicy flavour. Kind of creative, I suppose. Not sure who it is for.

Sir Jon Cunliffe: put public ownership back on the table! From day one, the government’s “largest review of the water sector since privatisation” - a.k.a the Cunliffe Review - has ruled out the solution that 82% of the British public want: public ownership. ...

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Not today, Satan.

How to Solve a Problem Like Productivity British productivity has been stagnating for years. But what if the solution lies in empowering workers – and making people happy and healthy – rather than in narrow economic fixes?

The productivity crisis is a crisis of social reproduction.

People's lives are being torn apart overwork, stress, and despair - and the services that used to put them back together just aren't there anymore.

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PM's constituency lit up with messages over DWP cuts - 'Tax super rich instead' One of the messages on the clocktower at St Pancras Station in Keir Starmer's constituency said 'Tax The Super Rich Instead' while another added 'Being Sick Or Disabled Isn't A Choice'

Keir Starmer's constituency lit up with message over disability cuts - 'Tax super rich instead'

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BBC Newsnight Panellist Slams Claims Jailed Tory Councillor's Wife Is Political Prisoner Ayesha Hazarika said Lucy Connolly is free to think "horrible racist thoughts", but not incite violence.

“The idea that this country is not a free country is completely and utterly ludicrous. That woman was inciting violence. She's free to think her horrible, racist thoughts. That's fine. What she isn’t allowed to do is go and incite violence.” 

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I agree completely Christina. There was a lot to say and not enough space!

Six warnings about the rise of Farage To arm ourselves against Reform’s rise to power, we need first to recognise the most vulnerable parts of our current political landscape

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"In the emotive battle against the ‘disease of wokeness’, Trump's an inspiration to far-right wannabies who crave the same despotic power. If Reform wins the next general election, the cruel madness of Trumpworld could take root here."
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Bylines Network Sky Hawkins poetry prize 2025 - Bylines Network Sky Hawkins poetry prize 2025 is open for entries from 23 June until 6 July. Results will be announced in August

A new national poetry competition from @bylinesnetwork.co.uk.

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Ofwat fines Thames Water £123m, cites ‘unacceptable’ impact on environment – business live Thames Water fined nearly £123m, including biggest ever penalty from Ofwat Environment secretary Steve Reed has said the government has launched the toughest crackdown on water companies in history. Last week we announced a record 81 criminal investigations have been launched into water companies. Today Ofwat announce the largest fine ever handed to a water company in history. The era of profiting from failure is over. The Government is cleaning up our rivers, lakes and seas for good. This is a clear-cut case where Thames Water has let down its customers and failed to protect the environment. Our investigation has uncovered a series of failures by the company to build, maintain and operate adequate infrastructure to meet its obligations. The company also failed to come up with an acceptable redress package that would have benefited the environment, so we have imposed a significant financial penalty. We take our responsibility towards the environment very seriously and note that Ofwat acknowledges we have already made progress to address issues raised in the investigation relating to storm overflows. The dividends were declared following a consideration of the Company’s legal and regulatory obligations. 8AM BST: Kantar supermarket numbers 8:55AM BST: German unemployment data 9:30AM BST: ONS working and workless households data Continue reading...

Ofwat fines Thames Water £123m, cites ‘unacceptable’ impact on environment – business live

Six warnings about the rise of Farage To arm ourselves against Reform’s rise to power, we need first to recognise the most vulnerable parts of our current political landscape

Six warnings about the rise of Farage

To arm ourselves against Reform’s rise to power, we need first to recognise the most vulnerable parts of our current political landscape

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Why the ‘red lines’, Keir Starmer? We should rejoin the EU, say MPs Despite Trump's tariffs, No.10 is still opposed to joining a customs union

A brand new piece on Starmer’s refusal to consider rejoining the EU and what MPs really think about this. /2
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Elbows up: Canadian resistance against Trump’s trade war and threats Canadians demonstrate their resistance to President Trump’s tariff war and threats of annexation

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David Childs: a life Honouring Prof David Childs (1933-2025), expert on East Germany, prolific writer, and tireless champion of citizen journalism

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A protestor holding up a sign reading "Denial is not a policy"

There is nothing better than citizen investigations. This article exposes Tufton Street’s far reaching tentacles and their ties to the GWPF /2

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How East Anglia Bylines exposed a council’s impersonation of police and triggered change East Anglia Bylines exposed a local council fraud unit using police-style uniforms – prompting shutdowns and reforms

Speaking #TruthToPower works!

@eastangliabylines.co.uk investigated a Thurrock Council unit, leading to action by the College of Policing.

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Bonkers chart from Canadian election polling.

So far @yorkshirebylines.co.uk has reported over 2000 downsides of Brexit. Speaking #TruthToPower
“David Davis famously said there would be no downsides to Brexit only considerable upsides - so we started recording them.”

There should be no nonessential travel to the United States. Tourism dollars are better spent here in Canada or in a friendly country where the rule of law is respected.

Honest politics: has our time come? We all want our politics to work in the real world, but to do this we must stop the disinformation which floods it. How can we do this?

Honest politics: has our time come?
We all want our politics to work in the real world, but to do this we must stop the disinformation which floods it. How can we do this?
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Carnivalesque unity opposes Farage and Reform’s Birmingham rally Multiple organisations displayed unity in Birmingham to stop racism and the spread of Nigel Farage's political party, Reform

Carnivalesque unity opposes Farage and Reform’s Birmingham rally

Multiple organisations displayed unity in Birmingham to stop racism and the spread of Nigel Farage's political party, Reform | Cerise Andrews

How East Anglia Bylines exposed a council’s impersonation of police and triggered change East Anglia Bylines exposed a local council fraud unit using police-style uniforms – prompting shutdowns and reforms

A fraud team with uniforms, badges – and a striking resemblance to police.
We investigated and published the story.
Now, following public scrutiny, the council has quietly scaled it back.

J.J. Jackson reports
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Yorkshire Bylines celebrates five years of citizen journalism The Bylines Network turns five: from democratic deficit to 18 million hits, citizen journalism is alive and kicking – and needs your support

🎉 Yorkshire Bylines celebrates five years of citizen journalism

The Bylines Network turns five: from democratic deficit to 18 million hits, citizen journalism is alive and kicking – and needs your support

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From plague to pandemic: how crises reshape work and power The Black Death sparked the end of feudalism; Covid-19 reshaped modern labour. But will worker gains last, or will history repeat itself?

From plague to pandemic: how crises reshape work and power

The Black Death sparked the end of feudalism; Covid-19 reshaped modern labour. But will worker gains last, or will history repeat itself?

By Dr Stella Perrott for @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Happy birthday Yorkshire Bylines!

Room full of satire writers will struggle to find a funnier line that the BBC Newsreader just now saying “The Chinese approached Prince Andrew in the hope of finding intelligence’”

Labour’s vision for the NHS is getting grim As Labour tries to please both private and public interests, its policies for the NHS are in danger of costing a lot and achieving little

The government's own commissioned report highlighted quite clearly that the NHS is too small and is grossly under-resourced. Despite this, Labour continues to focus on “reform” and on pushing more NHS resources into the private sector | Dr Daniel Goyal

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Local villains: when democracy fails the natural world Residents’ opposition to the Bromsgrove Route Enhancement Plan (BREP) ignored as hundreds of trees are destroyed in road widening scheme Residents’ opposition to the Bromsgrove Route Enhancement Plan ...

Residents’ opposition ignored as hundreds of trees are destroyed in Worcestershire road widening scheme | Michelle Cook