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  "During their relationship, Lisa’s ex-partner was controlling. He kept her at home where he was emotionally and physically abusive towards her, including once attacking her with a machete. These days, he runs protests outside houses of multiple occupancy that he claims are housing asylum seekers" Interviews with 7 partners of 'Protect our women' thugs. #FarRight #DomesticViolence #DomesticAbuse #CoerciveControl #Women https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/06/uk-domes...

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  "The bombardment of Gaza and the house-by-house, greenhouse-by-greenhouse demolitions that followed have created 61 million tonnes of debris, almost 10 million of which are at high risk of asbestos and heavy metal contamination" #Israel #Gaza #Ecocide Ecocide in Gaza – Israel’s Other War Crime https://zeteo.uk/p/ecocide-in-gaza-israels-other-war

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  British weapons manufacturer BAE Systems worked with UK universities to counter campus protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, according to emails and internal documents. #Gaza #BAE #Universities #GazaProtests #UKPolitics Weapons Firm Gave Advice to UK Universities on Countering Gaza Protests | Novara Media https://novaramedia.com/2026/09/25/weapons-firm-gave-advice-to-uk-universities-on-countering-gaza-protests/

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  "far-right groups target non-political associations, sports clubs and community groups precisely because they are trusted and embedded in local life. If far-right groups can capture or intimidate the institutions that communities rely on, they may be able to reshape the boundaries of what is considered normal" #FarRight #PatriotPlatform #RNLI #UKPolitics Why far-right protesters target non-political groups like lifeboat volunteers https://theconversation.com/why-far-right-protesters-...

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  "Before the war, I lived like a queen. I had a beautiful life. I was a farmer. I planted and harvested my land. I had animal shelters where I raised livestock, chickens, rabbits and ducks. I lived a very beautiful life, but it has changed for me. Now, we have no home, no source of income and no good food. Life in tents is terrible – actually unbearable" A day in the life of a grandmother in Gaza. #Gaza #Israel #Genocide https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/...

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  "British taxpayers funded “therapeutic healing” for Israeli soldiers who fought in Gaza, Declassified can reveal. An Israeli organisation received the undisclosed sum via a UK charity, with 25% Gift Aid added on by the British government" #Israel #IDF https://www.declassifieduk.org/exclusive-uk-funded-therapy-for-israeli-soldiers/

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  "The shift from chemical pesticides to [Integrated Pest Management] was not just an agricultural decision; it was a moral one. I realised that what I was doing was harming the environment, exposing my family and consumers to chemicals and contributing to climate change" #Pesticides #IPM #Farming #Environment ‘Spraying should be the last option’: how farmers are exploring alternatives to pesticides | Pesticides | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/13/kenyan...

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  "On X, over the past 24 hours, photographs of two [RNLI] volunteers have been circulated with calls for these two men to “face justice.” To be “prosecuted” under a Restore government. Wishes of serious harm to them and their families. These men have, apparently, now been identified by name, and their details are currently spreading like wildfire.." #FarRight #RNLI #Immigration #Terrorism The Far Right Has Put RNLI Volunteers In The Crosshairs https://www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/the-f...

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  “We have contributed so little to climate change. It is imperative for those in the global community who benefit from larger, much more polluting economies, and whose historical contribution to greenhouse gases is much bigger than ours, to accept a shared responsibility. This affects all of humanity.” #Nepal #ClimateEmergency Nepal says big polluters must ‘wake up’ as it calls for climate compensation over flood disaster | Nepal-Tibet flood disaster | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/w...

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  "In the middle distance, the increasingly gigantic datacentres whirred on, and I thought of a few lines from another of John Betjeman’s poems: “And over all the land, instead of trees / Clean poles and wire will whisper in the breeze / We’ll keep one ancient village just to show / What England once was when the times were slow.” #AI #DataCentres #UKPolitics As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes? | John Harris | The Guardian https://www.theguar...

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  "It’s been heath for hundreds of years. It’s not the heath that’s changed, it’s the environment around it. These are not really wildfires, they are often started with human barbecues, cigarette butts or litter, but the key thing is climate change" #Wildfires #DunwichHeath #ClimateEmergency #Suffolk ‘These are human fires, not wildfires’: Dunwich reflects on the devastation | Suffolk | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/09/these-are-human-fires-not-wildfires-du...

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  Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin received a £5k donation from a food industry millionnaire on May 19th. In the following weeks, Pochin suddenly began campaigning on an issue that close affects their businesses. Dodgy Reform donations? Par for the course. #ReformUK #Corruption #UKPolitics Investigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners Demand - DeSmog https://www.desmog.com/2026/08/04/reform-mp-sarah-pochin-parliamentary-standards-investigation/

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  "Rewilding is often presented as a wildfire problem; when you stop grazing, cutting or burning, vegetation accumulates and there is more fuel for fires. But this is not the full story. Carefully planned rewilding that focuses on restoring functioning ecosystems can make landscapes wetter, patchier and more fire resistant" #Rewilding #Wildfires #Nature How rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s wildfires https://theconversation.com/how-rewilding-could-help-stop-the-spread...

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  "After years of hype, and trillions of dollars, the AI boom will leave us with a captured economy, a corrupted democracy, and a devastated environment. We’ll be told that this is just how markets work – sometimes they go up, sometimes they go down. But this narrative obscures how decisions are really made in capitalist economies" Chilling read on the AI boom from Grace Blakeley. #AI #AIBubble #Capitalism #Data #Technology https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/data-centres-and-democra...

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  An excellent summary of Farage’s long career of grift and racism, from his schooldays to the present dodgy donations. Worth saving. #Farage #ReformUK #Corruption #Racism #UKPolitics Monday briefing: An (almost) comprehensive guide to Nigel Farage’s many scandals | Nigel Farage | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/03/monday-briefing-an-almost-comprehensive-guide-to-nigel-farages-many-scandals

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  "George Cottrell, the convicted money launderer whose donations to Reform are now the subject of a police investigation, previously worked for Roman Abramovich, the now-sanctioned Russian oligarch close to Putin" Of course he did... #Farage #ReformUK #Russia #Oligarchs #UKPolitics Farage, George Cottrell and Putin’s friend Abramovich https://www.thenerve.news/p/george-cottrell-arkadiy-abramovich-roman-farage-reform-russia-putin

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  Good summary of all the dodgy deals Farage and Reform are being investigated for. #ReformUk #Corruption #UKPolitics Why the questions about Reform UK and its wealthy donors won’t go away https://theconversation.com/why-the-questions-about-reform-uk-and-its-wealthy-donors-wont-go-away-288568

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  From Bluesky: "Just sitting on the pavement and clapping is now terrorism. Not saying anything, not holding or displaying any signs, just sitting on the pavement & clapping. Andy Burnham can stop this. But he isn't. Reporting by Steven Methven for @novaramedia.com" https://bsky.app/profile/saulstaniforth.bsky.social/post/3mrwbons3hs2v

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  "We’re treating nature as a commodity or a resource and we’re forgetting we’re part of the same system. And it’s this sense of entitlement that we can just strip it away and plunder it. It’s replicated across the country, across the globe.” Green Councillor Rachel Rodwell #ReformUK #Kent #Forests #Trees #Nature #Biodiversity ‘It’s irreplaceable’: Fury over Reform plans to expand quarry in ancient Kent woodland | Trees and forests | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/202...

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  The campaign group Led By Donkeys has received £27,000 in compensation after a giant banner it displayed in Parliament Square saying “Yes It’s A Genocide” was seized by Greater London Authority officials and destroyed. #LedByDonkeys #Gaza #Israel #Genocide #GLA #UKPolitics Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner | Led By Donkeys | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/28/led-by-donkeys-compensation-seizure-gaza-protest-banner-london

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  “We’re fighting wars,” Trump said earlier this year. “It’s not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare … We have to take care of one thing: military protection.” For what? A war that the US itself launched, that nobody asked for, that has no defensive features at all, and which is run by a frat house of bullies and lickspittles" #USPolitics #Iran He’s commander-in-chief of chaos. Now we’re all victims of Trump’s wars | Nesrine Malik | The Guardian https://www.theguardia...

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  Another trial where the judge is now considering a terrorist sentence, despite the jury not being told of this when they delivered their verdict. For what? Breaking windows and throwing red paint. A travesty of justice. #Palestine #Justice #UKPolitics Palestine Action activists face being sentenced as terrorists over bank damage | Palestine Action | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/27/palestine-action-activists-face-being-sentenced-terrorists-damage-barclays-bank-bu...

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  Predictably those 'safety fears' are over threats from far right and gender critical activists. #Journalism #FarRight #Trans #Media #UKPolitics #Trump UK journalists are self-censoring stories about Trump and the right over safety fears’ | Journalist safety | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/26/uk-journalists-changed-how-what-report-fears-safety

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  This scoop by Byline Times is a complex read but well worth your time. I doubt you'll see this reported on the BBC. Dodgy as f*ck... #ReformUK #UKPolitics ‘Posh George’, Two Passports, and a Fraudulent Identity: Convicted Fraudster and Nigel Farage Funder's Connections to Reform UK’s Murky Financial Structures – Byline Times https://bylinetimes.com/2026/07/23/posh-george-two-passports-and-a-fraudulent-identity-convicted-fraudster-and-nigel-farage-funders-connections-to-reform-uks-murky...

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  "One conclusion is obvious: if this is the greatest threat to our security and the integrity of the global ecosystem, we should be redirecting money away from conventional military spending and towards human and environmental security" #ClimateEmergency #UKPolitics The government knows the real climate threat. Why is it hiding it? https://www.opendemocracy.net/email/fef6a0b2-6222-42cd-916a-5256a0811180/

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  "The spill is less than 3 miles (4.8km) away from Marsden Bay, which is home to one of England’s most important seabird colonies" #Environment #Wildlife #Tyneside #Plastic One billion plastic pellets spilled into River Tyne after two ships collide | Pollution | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/billion-plastic-pellets-nurdles-spilled-uk-river-ships-collide

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  "This is about clarity, it's about leadership, it's about standing with people who are asking for us to stand with them. I think one of the reasons why I'm here is that, as a gay man, I understand when they come for one of us, they come for all of us. Ultimately we've got to stand together in solidarity." Zack Polanski #Trans #TransPride #GreenParty #UKPolitics #ZackPolanski https://www.scenemag.co.uk/zack-polanski-on-standing-with-trans-people-when-they-come-for-one...

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  "..when the authorities did act, they were also punished. Arron Banks didn’t just sue me for defamation, but the Electoral Commission too. You won’t know that, of course, because, like my trial, it was barely reported" A must read from Nerve founder, Caroline Cadwalladr #Brexit #Farage #ReformUK #UKPolitics Farage, the money launderer and me: a decade of denial https://www.thenerve.news/p/nigel-farage-carole-cadwalladr-brexit-party-arron-banks-george-cottrell-funding-electoral-comm...

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  "By slashing UK aid funding to countries like Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Uganda, this Labour government is abandoning communities on the frontlines of conflict and the climate crisis and risks plunging these countries’ populations into poverty and instability.” #ForeignAid #UKPolitics #Africa UK aid cuts ‘reduce bilateral support to some African countries by 90%’ | Foreign policy | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/16/uk-aid-cuts-bilate...

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  "When you plant a tree, it does not matter who you are or where you came from. Your hands are in the soil, and you belong to the planet as a human being. We don’t just plant trees. We plant belonging, and we plant purpose.” #AsylumSeekers #Refugees #Environment #Nature ‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countryside | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/12/we-plant-belonging-how-nature-charities-a...