2026-10-03T13:09:50Z https://njump.me Steve Woods https://njump.me/npub1prmf25mnzfah8drjmq2r45nh6fkflvun4wzawvmnn9f6nrgzujns4la9wj https://files.mastodonapp.uk/accounts/avatars/109/788/827/934/536/527/original/028153e7b3be7c3a.jpg https://files.mastodonapp.uk/accounts/avatars/109/788/827/934/536/527/original/028153e7b3be7c3a.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyf8augt9sfkw528942yhrvqqzyu6ztpjhtfct20tmxxlr9ddsvdszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wr8ukxt A temporary ban on disposable barbecues?<br/><br/>You don&#39;t even deserve one cheer, Mr Burnham.<br/><br/>#ClimateCrisis 2026-08-14T14:32:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0cfcyd4a03mnrjaumtjfqz2xz5et80ml2ph3ylyhpu6hfafq9puczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wsgcj3u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9hqqf9lupap5e35e339sjxy0ukp03aw7tgse088vwxr84a7l6xegv9g4y3'>nevent1q…g4y3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If principles were a species they&#39;d be critically endangered.<br/><br/>See also: integrity. 2026-07-12T10:15:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp982tyl32kagt8lz74jljwdfat33q2dapfezwe3yewfj8u6qsj4czyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wef2eyv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv0f37kxygts0pj7u9ygpqu2x67kgmuttsh5ekhvqa02cyp9y72hckgtuz0'>nevent1q…tuz0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Indeed. <br/><br/>His complete lack of principles is showing in his bid to scramble up the greasy pole.<br/><br/>Edstone anyone? 2026-07-12T10:09:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsztav3lldg0gx9vnyg94lsxvy4vx767a649rwjd434w6mpsllgf2szyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w5eag6u Leave it under the sea, Miliband.<br/><br/><a href="https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/miliband-bids-to-prove-his-no-11-mettle-with-green-light-for-aberdeen-gasfield">https://observer.co.uk/news/politics/article/miliband-bids-to-prove-his-no-11-mettle-with-green-light-for-aberdeen-gasfield</a> 2026-07-12T09:46:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0ltweqa8p59slvjk0g5yjypxvaw37v5jcqe4fqe6xxelcqy5hyfqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w7qvvkd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9t6pamcsl93gszghxca9tkv33c6lgedkfumheuklk5a996745x4qzq8va2'>nevent1q…8va2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am not a violent man, but would make an exception in his case. 2026-06-29T20:13:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszasp0cf0llwnrd8gsg6768jkqea9ne27tmn2uhz8aqyw0c9mv3xgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wyczf55 The Troubled Firms That Gave Reform UK Tens of Thousands of Pounds Whilst on the Brink of Collapse.<br/><br/>#ReformUK #corruption <br/><br/><a href="https://bylinetimes.com/2026/06/29/the-troubled-firms-that-gave-reform-uk-tens-of-thousands-of-pounds-whilst-on-the-brink-of-collapse/">https://bylinetimes.com/2026/06/29/the-troubled-firms-that-gave-reform-uk-tens-of-thousands-of-pounds-whilst-on-the-brink-of-collapse/</a> 2026-06-29T19:42:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxq0fkrmlalf5hu9euplwkjkm6823dh7hcpkzvd7nah94aq95g85czyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wdmlq4c &#34;[tRump&#39;s] becoming ever more obsessed with monuments to himself – his ballroom, his arch, his so-called “garden of heroes”, his Trump-embossed passports, his image on 24k gold commemorative coins, and his name plastered or etched all over Washington. His plans for self-monuments are becoming larger by the day, more grotesque, more grandiose and more expensive.&#34;<br/><br/>#MakeAmericaGrateAgain <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/08/trump-iran-defeat-personal-political-crisis">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/08/trump-iran-defeat-personal-political-crisis</a> 2026-05-08T11:09:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy2stx9gdykpjlkxdxk04pd5lksqlpynm0wt7hl5xctkh37j5ghnszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w4wdnk3 &#34;Political language – and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists – is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.W<br/><br/>George Orwell, Politics and the English Language, 1946 2026-05-08T10:49:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg7j72att4dscv0shz5t5y0pv3qvey68haym95x404jju8je4csugzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w2ddvhp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqylmyzllpdx0eauhnzwktt2jsgy3edxw2pqxur6xnvxk4kxev7hqs29d2q'>nevent1q…9d2q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Me too.<br/><br/>Never underestimate human stupidity. 2026-05-08T09:16:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz3t0jdp277c5xn7lnr2fh29jndkjaex9u0s6hn7cq5v97ms9284szyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2ww0usa9 Shame on you, England.<br/><br/>#Elections2026 2026-05-08T07:54:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf6ea0c2gm2zgz72lketheqhfkhah4r2rnjalsplhu6m6qyy7qh6qzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wca4na2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfe50xmjx8gp92kcykl4r6rld04jxrnh649dngm5xeuzr6rcs3eaguw7a5p'>nevent1q…7a5p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Kafka tribute act.<br/><br/>Have a like for that.<br/><br/>I might steal it. :) 2026-05-07T08:40:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8cqdw3twle26h8t6rt3au7ynpkezdzrw57m35enl5v28ww55ks0czyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wsm208u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzjz9ny4m6wwvdvw8qgvkay7qkj5jvw697u0ex34u3303085t0sqxl8dwa'>nevent1q…8dwa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And make them wear their sponsor&#39;s logos on their immaculately tailored Savile Row suits. 2026-05-07T08:35:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspzq3lw7474expgp0cvzd2hpgrhspcrycg4san7lhvdk3gvachaxczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wwvmsfv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv8tqjpj6dwyr6gzpqrxnvwne47vg9en0pt8szh8zjgs52qx0lzlgjqd2eh'>nevent1q…d2eh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ernest Marples was so bent he&#39;d have passed through a corkscrew sideways. <br/><br/>Beeching was the chairman of ICI. He knew nothing about railways and was rewarded with a life peerage for his vandalism. 2026-05-07T08:10:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy4gter45s3wgpr4vgsxgtxglhqctyeqex2kr4d2r05y2zv9y676czyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wq8cpgx From The Grauniad&#39;s letters page.<br/><br/>&#34;Why are such political donations permitted at all? And if they are, why are they not treated as automatically setting up a conflict of interest? No MP and no party accepting a donation from, for instance, a developer should be allowed to speak or vote on any planning issue.<br/><br/>Pharmaceuticals or private medicine? No say on the NHS. Fossil fuel companies? No say over energy policy. As a matter of principle and probity, policy must not be bought and must not appear to be bought. Why is this not law already?&#34;<br/><br/>#Politics #corruption <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/06/how-to-ensure-donors-cant-buy-political-influence">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/06/how-to-ensure-donors-cant-buy-political-influence</a> 2026-05-07T08:02:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvx5gl7aweexhhvk57egwqa98l2ugdkfq6u7f5uy2z64swhvfcywszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wwg78x5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2w6dcex9wjv4unztv9nmk8u7exnjl8ukwyn2hqvntgrtujdxulhqn94sj8'>nevent1q…4sj8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Look at water privatisation.<br/><br/>Companies have just been exploited for shareholder profits with minimal investments in the sectors creaking assets (leaky water supply mains, sewage works unable to cope with sewage). 2026-05-06T07:55:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsylan9r6nelsmkk7havg08ke0ydzghtnvs9unkx2vu5kwq8cqnrjgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wyvkftw &#34;It was quite an eye-opener peering into the misinformation that surrounds these bubbles, with Reformers fuming over a Sikh kebab owner arrested for refusing to sell Halal meat (he wasn’t), championing the Japanese government for banning Islam (they didn’t), and seething over bizarre AI-generated images of a taxpayer-funded water park in Croydon (there isn’t one).&#34;<br/><br/>#ReformUK #UK_politics #Elections2026 <br/><br/><a href="https://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/01/i-set-up-a-fake-far-right-news-channel-to-interview-reform-uk-candidates-and-this-is-what-they-told-me/">https://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/01/i-set-up-a-fake-far-right-news-channel-to-interview-reform-uk-candidates-and-this-is-what-they-told-me/</a> 2026-05-05T08:11:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv9yrsy8heyt7xv5eggretf3nrcx6c8s7xfl5avj87yhhxmqlrrdqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wcphqu6 Ammonia pollution hotspots found in areas of UK with most pig and poultry factory farms.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/16/ammonia-pollution-hotspots-uk-pig-poultry-factory-farms">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/16/ammonia-pollution-hotspots-uk-pig-poultry-factory-farms</a> 2026-04-16T09:03:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsweaa406hneptazkcdmrncj7yqmy0xmpyry886vrt069sqw0n33nszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w4usek2 Flag-shagging landlord told to remove giant St George&#39;s cross painted on his boozer.<br/><br/>&#34;Objectors say the red cross detracts from the façade of the building and the wider conservation area, lowers the tone of the area, and &#34;presumes association&#34; with other organisations.&#34;<br/><br/>Mr Kunkler is also a Tory, so should have known he needed planning permission.<br/><br/>#Pewsey #Wiltshire <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/landlord-ordered-remove-giant-st-10916328">https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/landlord-ordered-remove-giant-st-10916328</a> 2026-04-15T07:56:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvgyltdacrcf5um6sh3jmtcz6420ne76tj6afhh8lkvv9tx7dhu7gzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wwse5kq &#39;Italian historian Massimo Faggioli told Reuters that he believes there is “no ambiguity about the situation now.”<br/><br/>“Not even Hitler or Mussolini attacked the pope so directly and publicly,” he said.&#39;<br/><br/>#Pope #MakeAmericaGrateAgain #Trump #ChristianNationalism <br/><br/><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-pope-leo-truth-social-b2956378.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-pope-leo-truth-social-b2956378.html</a> 2026-04-13T08:49:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgp7m9zflxdwd8letlewcrcda6ssz25fy4tjy68g4txnl5gy9mqkqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wz3caqk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvdkwqu47tfag6fnwmvyd6zlzsx889fnj047dpuq4fqzmtq6ps3rq2ha2lr'>nevent1q…a2lr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now let&#39;s tackle my love to hate phrase: hard-working families.<br/><br/>I think Orwell&#39;s essay, Politics and the English Language (1946).<br/><br/><a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/politics-and-the-english-language/">https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/politics-and-the-english-language/</a> 2026-04-04T08:58:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsteflmptgjepjvzwvt7csasn8qpa2k4w5rdxj7eu7m3efjpfuznagzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wtyjz3q &#34;This is no glitch, but the inevitable result of a sustained ideological assault on regulation. Governments treat essential public protections as “red tape” that must be slashed, and regulators as “checkers and blockers” who must be vanquished. But ministers cannot simply delete protections from the statute books, for fear of provoking public fury. So instead they cut the funds for monitoring and enforcement: deregulation by stealth. The result, over the past 15 years, has been to build a whole new industrial sector almost from scratch: organised waste crime. It is perhaps our most successful growth industry.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/organised-waste-crime-dump-uk-environment">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/organised-waste-crime-dump-uk-environment</a> 2026-04-01T09:28:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8ktmkeg2qsg07aefxvy20kf4djlxfdy9tdc3t5t4n2ecpvdujjwgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wwj2us5 Reform UK manifesto &#39;lacking in fiscal credibility&#39;, say experts.<br/><br/>No surprise - or change - there.<br/><br/>#Scotland <br/><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/25955461.reform-uk-manifesto-lacking-fiscal-credibility-say-experts/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/25955461.reform-uk-manifesto-lacking-fiscal-credibility-say-experts/</a> 2026-03-22T08:41:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrks3wm0fvtlj2slnsuh3ewu32m0t5wskmse73g7hkjs8w43tud3szyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wf6ep7d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgyfzpk7yeqeluxmxzd63fq8wgjg3p35ap52vmaxca2cz0uthh5cgy2wjuq'>nevent1q…wjuq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Iranians have a long historical memory. The deposing of Mossadegh is still remembered. 2026-03-09T09:20:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8nra7y3awugx4p7njwava5as7rkr3ulwc49m35hgrnaldfmvaa4gzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wwtg83u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9sxfnre5slr0cpvwj9wx8lea9wq2jugwwsfe9980ruc6ggyanedgqq9cdk'>nevent1q…9cdk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The only example I can remember is Peter Carrington resigning over the Malvinas/Falklands. 2026-03-05T09:03:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszwnudxqmjn3ghwprsknp3zu6ch0lqkujgqp2nts6evhyreuqcfkgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wrm04l7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq0265rd9ghzcd6m2fqrag95mr754c2yqga8v9nahkff57tgyjc6ssdvs5x'>nevent1q…vs5x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When does a conflict of interest become corruption? 2026-03-05T08:42:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9vl4zxw9fyzdnjx9wf3g8c2s3utrfcm4s39rhg7mfqqhzvr2zttczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w673v4y While Europe has been making some active move towards #DigitalSovereignty in recent years, The clueless British state has moved further towards total thralldom to US big tech. 2026-01-22T11:17:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgtufwptuvpku6uc9qwm7a3qqtts5xumtry44ppe4xfgdhkkfp20szyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wesnd6w The only place war criminal Tony Blair should be seen is in the dock at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.<br/><br/>#Gaza <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/trump-gaza-board-rubio-blair">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/trump-gaza-board-rubio-blair</a> 2026-01-17T11:02:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9chpez92uje97ry5gqc8zpc59hf55t576y42sfqhrtq2rmf9vtqczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2we7q9uq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv3zd7c530ayj6jw6ax0cn5lgsa0jc54px4x4h5tg0huwlju3vrqcs8jgvs'>nevent1q…jgvs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s been brushed off (justified) as a law enforcement matter rather than a matter of international law, which tRump prefers to envisage as international lore.<br/><br/>#WarCriminalTrump #MakeAmericaGrateAgain #Venezuela 2026-01-05T10:45:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrhcydspjzhead7ay6lzqgs5nl9u098fytslv9rhg932a7c3fexuszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w0mhq84 The disgraceful 47th and disgraced 45th president of the United States, insurrectionist, convicted felon, adjudicated sexual predator, business fraudster, congenital liar and golf cheat commonly known as Donald John Trump can now add war criminal to his CV (resumé).<br/><br/>#Venezuela #MakeAmericaGrateAgain 2026-01-03T14:58:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszwlcdgec82p9qhl00tnxedqhm2vpyq5le6ecmty8qt24ekhg2ctgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2waapx6y “The British public deserves better than conspiracy theories, snake oil and misinformation from those in positions of power.”👏 👏 👏 <br/><br/>#Farage 🐸 #ReformUK <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/29/third-of-reform-uk-council-leaders-express-vaccine-sceptic-views">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/29/third-of-reform-uk-council-leaders-express-vaccine-sceptic-views</a> 2025-12-29T10:20:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0urfhgfgkesjput2cwdngewf5u9w32eelc2ewpf93ysdcu9gu5tqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w3eh7p6 Carol Cadwalladr writes: &#34;The so-called “global censorship-industrial complex” is a tiny world of academics and NGOs and journalists and policy wonks and lawmakers and disinformation researchers who for the last decade have been trying to understand the power and reach of the tech platforms, how they are invisibly controlling and manipulating our information spaces.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-message-to-america-we-are-not-your">https://broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-message-to-america-we-are-not-your</a> 2025-12-27T09:48:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf84mdmt2q2z4fe09g7nnlqn82c24hlal2ukufdfxe68f57mx5elszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wk2ks05 “The Nazis maintained the Schwarze Listen — A blacklist of journalists they considered unreliable or dangerous. Hitler later killed some of these journalists.”<br/><br/>#MakeAmericaGrateAgain #Fascism <br/><br/><a href="https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/12/25/trump-signs-off-on-a-white-house-video-so-extreme-hes-forced-to-delete-it-within-hours-but-it-was-already-too-late/">https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/12/25/trump-signs-off-on-a-white-house-video-so-extreme-hes-forced-to-delete-it-within-hours-but-it-was-already-too-late/</a> 2025-12-26T13:19:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsryfnvsfqr54t0s4j9tkj3f6xrqtn6flg43zuh949qhlt3wjypc7qzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wvaz9kw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqduzwqd426q0409nuuve0c2nq2c0zr6pkf9wpau5kn9p3z5krtq9duzuf'>nevent1q…uzuf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We&#39;re both of a similar age.<br/><br/>For most of the 7 decades I&#39;ve been on the planet, I can never remember one without farmers moaning about poor harvests, how hard done by they are etc.<br/><br/>Any advance on 7 decades? 2025-12-24T12:29:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8alvhsetns68ygtxmuca2pfk6slfm0sy32m56ckme0x2qhpq79agzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wweaye7 &#34;White-tailed eagles are Britain’s biggest bird of prey. They were driven to extinction in Britain in the early 20th century, after being shot and poisoned to protect shooting interests.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/17/police-investigate-after-white-tailed-eagles-go-missing-across-uk">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/17/police-investigate-after-white-tailed-eagles-go-missing-across-uk</a> 2025-12-17T11:57:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2kg36xp0m43s5l50uautncm8g7guly8mnqyjmq58t625r2cldg2qzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wg5flur In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp0fk2mrk4ahqvj79tsynfk5zxsqhzgdlfumevtrmru8x6knhucfq20cnjx'>nevent1q…cnjx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s estimated that 25% of people will suffer from mental health problems during life. <br/><br/>I&#39;m beginning to see the over-diagnosis argument as the modern equivalent of the old &#39;pull yourself together&#39; attitude. 2025-12-15T13:35:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw9ke8azy54h8vs0z46yr9hhstek6tl375xpqa50f76a2wg4z5gtczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wpv6nkh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst6gs9e5smy3slwxez3d28tvlqge7c7j755p4u7cuc9k882daevkc4qd52e'>nevent1q…d52e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah, the long view.<br/><br/>Prescription charges was the first crack in the #NHS, introduced in the 1950s.<br/><br/>But yes, 15 years of austerity and putting Humpty back together again is even harder. 2025-12-15T09:23:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsprw8szsj8avgdwmj88tdfzxp93sl92lmuxmtlys3086ew2detlnqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wrrknhp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrh0kyad245mqyu365qc64argrlvnwqylmpwp4juflnjxw6k25sygs87zx4'>nevent1q…7zx4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just remind me. How long now has health been underfunded in this backward country? 2025-12-15T08:59:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfn3m8y4m99m8p00uy88me4y95mfcps5fjm4y98t0hs4dneqjmp6gzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2whsxcsy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrmw57e368j54lt0gscxz3qjzuxuwfa8qe6f44du276fcl5rsywcsavgd3'>nevent1q…vgd3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good news from #Caerffili in #Cymru <br/><br/>After losing the Senedd by-election to Plaid, #ReformUKLtd has now lost a council by-election to them.<br/><br/><a href="https://nation.cymru/news/plaid-cymru-sweeps-to-victory-with-reform-second-in-council-by-election/">https://nation.cymru/news/plaid-cymru-sweeps-to-victory-with-reform-second-in-council-by-election/</a> 2025-12-14T10:29:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0dyfcustle3vzqpl9v0ce48jpky47022p46zdzj37zv3le9hl8rgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wukg9x0 East Sussex: #fascists and #racists welcome.<br/><br/>#Crowborough <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/11/not-in-our-village-asylum-camp-rumours-prompt-fear-and-night-vigils-in-east-sussex">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/11/not-in-our-village-asylum-camp-rumours-prompt-fear-and-night-vigils-in-east-sussex</a> 2025-12-11T12:12:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq9jjls470yl0zmkhuha46q9llq9703wrfqczcl7rxqvgay0zpzxszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wca43u5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst0dcnkwexhk8waq695neamcaf5wrg328eyrzcn6vxhqthxw87wqgg2xz7c'>nevent1q…xz7c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Could the EU trust the Untied Kingdom to abide by the rules?<br/><br/>Perfidious Albion and all that... 2025-12-10T09:46:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrxcs2cech8phzsmp4c6j0p65exsqkvd8zfluycuchqwkepg3lkmqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wx920vy #Cloudflare, your reliable technology partner.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/115/666/146/672/350/817/original/58cdcce871400d4b.png"> <br/> 2025-12-05T09:03:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd96g8sj9pe4ea0xef9u8rxhse8nzeep25xdcefs2p2dhvxntspfqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wnkdd0m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyptdzfn5kp0huuxdzdva8pk6v8w5m6wswfj5knn5py7yfs7p6wng83fawl'>nevent1q…fawl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Streeting and many others in the current alleged government suffer from Blair&#39;s disease, which is characterised by an inability to distinguish left from right and right from wrong. 2025-12-04T14:39:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfxay4z6rlvsf7sh30wvcme0jmxk6ntlyw5wtgw48wsggay6r5amczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2waaqhgp Streeting thinks there&#39;s excess diagnosis of mental health problems.<br/><br/>That puts him firmly in the same camp as the #CONservatives and the Farage Frog-Faced Fascist Fan Club. 2025-12-04T08:57:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9kw33yqwl37gmsf35jw425jrrlkdjwyd27wykn6fatce282dv9uszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w2h43r4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9uzf9sqzpfykrl5xg8fdh6esfme0fvyvvlmlc9s26xfgjp84pl6smzlfke'>nevent1q…lfke</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A perfect recipe for delays and increased expense all round. 2025-12-03T14:03:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvggzkf5fxk8zfq3neena6annle44k6ec57d5xjsdem7e8pqn34pszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2whqczsv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr0gnn2976tqwets84764fyv7kcwpjlrf09gepjz02hkxzxc70nvg92ympa'>nevent1q…ympa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Who&#39;d have thought closing court buildings would slow down the administration of justice?<br/><br/>My home town once had a magistrate&#39;s court: cases it would once have handled are now sent to another court over 60km away in a different county. 2025-12-03T12:58:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8vas0t78r0qku5q23lvng8mrumxastfun9dsx29tnvst68j0a2mczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wjmkz5r First beaver born in #Shropshire in 400 years. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2025/12/01/first-beaver-born-in-shropshire-in-400-years/">https://www.shropshirelive.com/news/2025/12/01/first-beaver-born-in-shropshire-in-400-years/</a> 2025-12-02T15:04:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8rxt6argap52nfhs3s04sh9uszjh2ajren54fghkupgr5uvhj8pqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wh5qyqf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd9hqjen3ev5q5pmhqwjn2ru97ajuk4w4gfy46c9f7g502vetkveqpgh9zt'>nevent1q…h9zt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why the MoJ can&#39;t simply reopen closed court buildings still in public ownership and start trying cases there is baffling.<br/><br/>It seems to be an obvious answer, but I was not fortunate enough to go to Harvard (like Lammy) or Oxford (like Leveson).<br/><br/>I suspect curtailing rights is cheaper than a lick paint, as well as fitting the authoritarian agenda better. 2025-11-30T12:50:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz3mxtfl8td3uuhm60fnn74heyfwr9ymj0ffcl4vduvdlp0l867rszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wgsqtc6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgvft6h3r4xfr878xzast4pq89kn4m2vl9n26gktte439hley684c83ha9t'>nevent1q…ha9t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I think of British democracy, I&#39;m reminded of Gandhi&#39;s remark about western civilisation. 2025-11-30T09:41:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvwzxjy6mmrwy55qg0jq3a8nwxv73n8kz24fcg8x63j5c754pgwwgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w7rqgmc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyjjjpanlscgepk8n237j3ycwqtr6kq0nk7vj8c36wmwu9w59jpas8v0hvj'>nevent1q…0hvj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What democratic credentials?<br/><br/>We&#39;re living through what the late Quintin Hogg once described as an &#39;elective dictatorship&#39; in his 1976 Dimbleby Lecture. 2025-11-30T09:19:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqrvvhsm0rhr6alzy6tw5xrasfwpnmt8qf4f9wt59pntlvg745n0qzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w2xgvt6 The Frog-Faced Fascist Fan Club is wheeling out lawyers to try and stifle scrutiny.<br/><br/>It&#39;s also insulting journalists in #Cymru. <br/><br/><a href="https://nation.cymru/news/journalist-union-condemns-attacks-on-welsh-media-from-reform-uk/">https://nation.cymru/news/journalist-union-condemns-attacks-on-welsh-media-from-reform-uk/</a> 2025-11-29T11:31:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstxgd6yv5dv4yaxxlu5stc9qytl2hcjxdd7xe2u5yw8dv4slxzpsqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2ws9l8a5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2llfj0el80687jgwf5xqe6cz3d7kudcw2pwhtjyuftl0pczvqumsr44qd2'>nevent1q…4qd2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Parthenon marbles = stolen property.<br/><br/>Benin bronzes ditto. 2025-11-27T14:15:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs94vl0xre8ukn7maqj4ww0e6zall2thjc29x6fs5wfjc5h7y9va8szyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wkw0jxf &#34;The FBI&#39;s behind-the-scenes decision-making suggests that the chances of aliens resurrecting JFK are greater than Trump’s name ever being unredacted from the Epstein files.&#34;<br/><br/>#epstein_files <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-01/epstein-files-trump-s-name-was-redacted-by-the-fbi">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-01/epstein-files-trump-s-name-was-redacted-by-the-fbi</a> 2025-11-27T09:36:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgp2jgn7f8u0dea5rvzghh73fvqkqz7l6s5gp7y57mcuucxlv4mjszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wz3l7uq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx2x03u77n4t2d5ll39u437fse7alwxj7r826fr7wh9n7mly0nrmq9r50et'>nevent1q…50et</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We&#39;re both old enough to remember when there was no trailing of the #Budget and the grey, boring men (it always was men then) who were chancellors were transformed by the media into magicians with top hat occasionally bursting rabbits. 2025-11-26T17:43:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9gpdgrlcgakh4j4pnrgvfsljxtaslkvran2vy6qqekce90v7nz3qzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w547dun RIP, Jimmy Cliff.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCJYl9Irayk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCJYl9Irayk</a> 2025-11-24T11:55:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyaerr809yt54332px5rqpg8qmpzh7rx3y4wh0fr38qha7vwxqlvszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wks8ns7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5793g9yrrm7q3n80eykezdy06pqszyzc26clf7m4pkhg4z9pv3qd0djdt'>nevent1q…djdt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Tax evasion is reckoned to be many times larger than benefit fraud, but the rich are never viewed as a legitimate target for a crackdown. 2025-11-24T09:35:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswcdz5z9q57scd8kt8x0fhllevdfsvkpwwnq05n4tjd4j3gvn5hjgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wwvjqrl Puffins return to nature reserve for first time in 25 years.<br/><br/>#Antrim <br/><br/><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/northern-ireland-puffins-isle-of-muck-b2864750.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/northern-ireland-puffins-isle-of-muck-b2864750.html</a> 2025-11-14T09:05:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstsz7wrh86wceuk4509mlq3hdv5ytq4e9qwf6lz2usgsv9rq8n7ggzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wqrqxdz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8s3fuk5mxgk4zvggj03sc90ec3ulrmlgpuckjf09xmp6kt66gwtspukfrz'>nevent1q…kfrz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Last time I looked, custom was voluntary, not compulsory. 2025-11-09T12:47:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstv4u9luyu5v0ggxkgapzecvtxnkmetlgu2savx0lfhskrcwphdwszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wcm3cvu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq8ltz7g9kujlc4lqjp3f63m7wtduuvs8p7507h60gd3hjfwh8fag08mxn7'>nevent1q…mxn7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dear Keith,<br/><br/>The Labour Party left me, not vice versa. 2025-11-04T12:55:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq5aqf8f8djf5l29n3jt85deg3stpp82rry6ah2535lvvr5dck99gzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w6z9m50 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd5e6sfyjqc5xfqnc6fyg72fgjvqa3lrq0cwqzh52zesmrc5lfthgzpdc5z'>nevent1q…dc5z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>B4RN by any chance? 2025-11-04T12:50:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs88ltuwuqmnxu4xrc8ce7wx7cygehs70wxqysr47eudu63f6f357gzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wssqptr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8yqvmwjjpmjjvhcadeepg0al80hgnhypj4qma97trk0ctj34mlvgt2feuf'>nevent1q…feuf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Trickle-up?<br/><br/>I like it. 2025-11-04T12:47:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspjcsj2r82ya3w6k277x3vhzclas3fkw0jkv2aavpwx9fzyd7zzuqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w6c2gyt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswruc2grn79tt634nmpw77p0s65g4tvzn4qu2y3vwheyhfrc3frqs2dzr54'>nevent1q…zr54</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And then there&#39;s 🐸 saying the triple lock should be abolished.<br/><br/>Before that happens, the state pension should be increased to a better level (say 50% of average earnings).<br/><br/>PS: #TaxTheRich too! 2025-11-04T12:11:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst98zsw43ps5j92w5mlvqn37hhw8lmm50nh5vmmdm4t425ngda2mqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wkjyqhp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqr8vvcwrqstq8uug0mg2kynz42gyl7y8esff0t9vfenk5a20m43gj0wyrr'>nevent1q…wyrr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>FFS! 🤦‍♂️ <br/><br/>The Farage tail has been wagging the British dog for many decades too long. 2025-11-04T11:13:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8sxshdwu9aqv2uf542uzxnzrcucprhfzr5z0fu37x89ep4850hpgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wswxtcx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgj5u4akggma8ml929c0wvxu6lmv49kkdwv7f6pzudmnas6am0meckng3gm'>nevent1q…g3gm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thatcher&#39;s propaganda was far too effective. <br/><br/>The current non-Labour Party under Starmer is living proof of that and she herself described war criminal Blair as her greatest legacy. 2025-11-04T11:07:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstm7x8ttqxutvll8ewvkwmr5cf2smvvvlm4etsl32wvfqw4ddrntgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wlgy6vs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrrsc72gt2hqy3xhsuycz74j2zvw359t53w026tfy3hs5qe4l6e0gcga4k5'>nevent1q…a4k5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Then there&#39;s political interference with which to contend.<br/><br/>&#34;In 1990, a single decision by then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had a devastating effect on the UK&#39;s broadband deals infrastructure for the next 20 years and for the foreseeable future.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/how-the-uk-lost-the-broadband-race-in-1990-1224784">https://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/how-the-uk-lost-the-broadband-race-in-1990-1224784</a> 2025-11-04T10:54:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdhe8nxpvvzjjy7w90zx4gc9fcy506wg8ax8hxpnqxwdkrwywnacczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wszmc94 OK, #ReformUK and #CONservatives, which of these #ECHR rights do the inhabitants of the Untied Kingdom not merit, since your so anxious to leave the Convention?<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/115/490/955/018/284/253/original/88041a5688fa7102.png"> <br/> 2025-11-04T10:28:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvs4md2200zdyg096x7n24xqa2wz0v6em0y9nw3cqjkx2n4y4u39gzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wcjw484 The same old bullshit from 🐸. <br/><br/>The rich need featherbedding, whilst the poor require scourging. <br/><br/><a href="https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/nigel-farage-minimum-wage-cut-for-young-people-reform-uk/">https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/nigel-farage-minimum-wage-cut-for-young-people-reform-uk/</a> 2025-11-03T15:33:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszxg4t5wpzqassdfgnw57cezz80xq7qzhvdk9det37vt9zz78ycrqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wnnh4da &#34;Public attitudes to the ECHR are more nuanced than you might think. A recent poll by YouGov found that 46% of people oppose withdrawal, while 24% aren’t sure. The fact the right has managed to convince the remaining 29% of people their lives would be better off if we ditched a treaty that restrains the British state from murdering, torturing or otherwise abusing them is alarming, of course.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/03/european-convention-on-human-rights-centre-right-populists-immigrants">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/03/european-convention-on-human-rights-centre-right-populists-immigrants</a> 2025-11-03T10:42:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstvyqcy7npx8jq373alwp79xlkjrpf6ma0dzmyrjd2lru6tjgyp7gzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w3pl5n2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswnq7n95pqja4wrksh73c9jc92wy7w75e7ywrjypnwx6vg4frm6sswrv2hr'>nevent1q…v2hr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There used to be a Thatcher era joke that her government would classify all crimes as conspiracy.<br/><br/>The same actually seems to be happening, although the offence has changed from conspiracy to terrorism. 2025-11-02T11:53:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstkzsa6czy7ted66582gkrluvqt9ajct3ksmyy7t5fwrk25y7tkfczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wpqh2xr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrdjk0a70yngq5hduu7uwt8kuhd6ul8zzf66xr2gvfgajaqgznc0chz7srn'>nevent1q…7srn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Labour MPs need 2 things: a backbone and a conscience. 2025-10-29T15:47:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstfjdsus3qp22s7nknfrm8ewncwc0q6ch9e6gw752cap40r6jjn3qzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wd0lvye Mone has still not repaid the amount she and her husband conned out of the British state.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/25573730.michelle-mone-buys-10m-flat-floridas-billionaire-island/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/25573730.michelle-mone-buys-10m-flat-floridas-billionaire-island/</a> 2025-10-27T13:19:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv6mlk2evsyf0dcagpv4raraz3a2htqq6rhae584ervuj2exg9tkgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wu76cky A civilised country!<br/><br/>&#34;In case you missed it yesterday, some voters in Co Tipperary cast their ballots at a polling station in a private home, where they were treated to apple and rhubarb tarts with tea or coffee after voting.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thejournal.ie/presidential-election-liveblog-connolly-humphreys-6855325-Oct2025/">https://www.thejournal.ie/presidential-election-liveblog-connolly-humphreys-6855325-Oct2025/</a> 2025-10-26T09:23:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst3yzztpq9600270ns43jjx7h5gekj5nl6s5xdcg3fxjqaglr8lpczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w53ghdf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrc59tz7hz2a24n4cdmx80ucgzpveg9qx8jaqpu6uatx4x7j2t8ygwtp8ee'>nevent1q…p8ee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ll never forgive Cameron for #Brexit. <br/><br/>He took the problem of racism and xenophobia within Tory ranks (which had been there even since before Macmillan opened negotiations to join the EEC and managed to turn it into the country&#39;s biggest economic and foreign policy disaster since the 1956 Suez crisis.<br/><br/>#Brexit 2025-10-22T07:34:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdr4e9maqp5eqfka4lqetckr4j2dzn9m5sqe8mk8jek0wurdtrsqgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w7znmyr Bad loser gets £19k legal bill.<br/><br/>#AI #ReformUK <br/><br/>&#34;A Reform UK candidate who sued over her election defeat - using fake AI-&#34;hallucinated&#34; legal authorities to back her case - has lost and been handed a £19,000 court bill.<br/><br/>Liz Williams was beaten to the post in dramatic scenes by Green candidate Hannah Robson in a rural Worcestershire election after recounts left them tied on 889 votes in May.<br/><br/>It led to the election being decided by random, with two ballot papers placed in a box and Mrs Robson&#39;s name being pulled out, securing victory for the Green candidate, who took her seat on the county council.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/reform-liz-williams-worcestershire-election-draw-b2849080.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/reform-liz-williams-worcestershire-election-draw-b2849080.html</a> 2025-10-21T08:49:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvsznfnt84anvq3kfp2cas8e4xt4stce098uew7vw7vqqrumffdeszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wtatrnx &#34;Polanski himself was clear: “We need to tax unearned wealth as much as we tax earned income.”<br/><br/>That’s not radical – it’s common sense. And yet in the world of BBC politics reporting, it’s still treated as something outside the mainstream.&#34;<br/><br/>I&#39;m old enough to remember when unearned wealth was taxed more heavily than earnings.<br/><br/><a href="https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/20/why-is-the-bbc-saying-a-wealth-tax-that-the-uk-needs-has-to-be-defended/">https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/20/why-is-the-bbc-saying-a-wealth-tax-that-the-uk-needs-has-to-be-defended/</a> 2025-10-21T07:36:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp3d68rsjj2r7ldt69ttxx2renw9jkzg4ynavgy4wgjsejpldg3hczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wsr76r8 &#34;Investigators reportedly uncovered what they described as “serious” financial irregularities, including claims that some donors were awarded questionable contracts.&#34;<br/><br/>Dodgy deals hang around anyone associated with Farage 🐸 like flies round a cow&#39;s arse.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/nigel-farages-brussels-fraud-probe-5HjdFcS_2/">https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/nigel-farages-brussels-fraud-probe-5HjdFcS_2/</a> 2025-10-20T13:27:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspjjz98wemgqdmvfr7xryd726dny4cc9q66u5r57tju0jx3ya9tzszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wdd4qra &#34;Reform UK fanatics, with their laughing emojis, ‘legitimate concerns about immigration’, and belief that the 2.2% of our population intend to turn Wales into a Muslim state, are unreachable via reasoned debate. For those considering sitting this unpleasant election out, however, there are compelling reasons to vote on Thursday.&#34;<br/><br/>#Cymru #Senedd #Caerffili <br/><br/><a href="https://nation.cymru/opinion/russian-roulette-in-caerphilly/">https://nation.cymru/opinion/russian-roulette-in-caerphilly/</a> 2025-10-20T09:03:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2jjacsjjtvzyqwlvxudn3mwmsm9ewtq2ee4kuwwd59mel4tv8m8czyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wrs5may #Kent: vengeance shall be mine, saith the Farage Fascist Fan Club leader.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/19/reform-kent-council-leader-launched-hunt-for-cowards-who-leaked-recorded-meeting">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/19/reform-kent-council-leader-launched-hunt-for-cowards-who-leaked-recorded-meeting</a> 2025-10-20T08:07:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd4yn3sd93qffpftagw6h7lmfgrgvlh8re3redtx69k4vxjyack9gzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wym58qn &#34;Reform’s approach to next May’s Senedd election is deeply cynical. Its cheap sloganising falls a million miles short of any kind of programme for government. It is insulting Wales and its people by failing to offer serious solutions for the country’s many problems, instead regurgitating the kind of rhetoric it would use in a community council election.<br/><br/>Where is the sense in this Reform material that Wales is a nation in its own right, with its own lawmaking parliament? It’s not there at all.<br/><br/>Reform offers nothing but discord, which is hardly surprising for a party funded by billionaires who want to deregulate the businesses they own, bring back a reliance on fossil fuels, strip workers of employment rights and cut tens of billions of pounds from public sector budgets while introducing tax cuts for the rich.&#34;<br/><br/>#ReformUK Senedd <br/><br/><a href="https://nation.cymru/opinion/reform-surge-reflects-the-failure-of-social-democracy-to-deliver-material-improvements/">https://nation.cymru/opinion/reform-surge-reflects-the-failure-of-social-democracy-to-deliver-material-improvements/</a> 2025-10-19T11:49:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxk3f246369mcxy3606cljygc4y0lvmt48a8jtzshg0e89re9flmqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wa97fke In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs95er9chza34mkd5pa6pnxaj9mrwp0g0kdw07hcvxj3adv3aswhasruv9x9'>nevent1q…v9x9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>0.1%?<br/><br/>What&#39;s the margin of error for such stats? 2025-10-16T10:42:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0dvvav2zs08xu6fzpatv06y4p3ehy8mf8wjc0uskjv5spx6pnfmszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wnu3k2u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg66gd5q6hyg6ax5sxrppwclhmryhlxauvr8x348qxpg8mzsculjqmkurzr'>nevent1q…urzr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>PPE, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. <br/><br/>Explains a lot. 2025-10-15T11:00:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvn3e5jjl74w6vmpf38axlmjzwjne4j96wnc00pj2f78kuq3hzw6qzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w62med0 No, Ms Mahmood, it&#39;s not failure to tackle the so-called migrant crisis (a purely manufactured crisis and a mountain turned into a molehill) but the decades worth of cowardice, incompetence and lack of integrity displayed by those who are elected.<br/><br/>#UKPolitics <br/><br/><a href="https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/western-balkans-failure-echr-london-home-secretary-b2845459.html">https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home-news/western-balkans-failure-echr-london-home-secretary-b2845459.html</a> 2025-10-15T08:46:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy56mmpeps3qc4t967x35fdn3p375wgkacqw69mtgc4ydwtarz2dgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wsdgqzq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgq355et3vmzj4ue83spua4e32nerk6dwenrspa5w5nv3z65qx98g09rpyh'>nevent1q…rpyh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We need to make Keynes fashionable again and set fire to neoliberalism. 2025-10-13T13:19:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp9txn3ksy8pvxyp3x6e9ghk4qf5gcqqgu2dwxp6mwhrp62gp508czyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wa7duhd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8y0vyshs9yuxkeux7798trjm23w2vnztaedt5n2p6wjd6kqsqnvg92cqee'>nevent1q…cqee</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He&#39;s already acquired skill in all the more expensive decorative techniques. <br/><br/>There can&#39;t be many jobbing decorators in #Glasgow with an art degree from the Slade! :) 2025-10-12T07:16:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvmuz9cn56j7djj46k25s9smhujnmpg89swrk462eq6lmm8fatpvczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wd85e3f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqsjl2vmumyg0rdvu29xwdcmdtn6la88xej55y4cq49gexv22an8smaemt8'>nevent1q…emt8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>PS: my nephew, who was an editor for academic textbooks lost his job to #AI. <br/><br/>He&#39;s now secured a future (and will probably make more money) as a painter and decorator. 2025-10-12T07:10:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqsjl2vmumyg0rdvu29xwdcmdtn6la88xej55y4cq49gexv22an8szyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wxf0a0r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82vuwryfq7e7nudq69tgqyxpqfvwnj5wydtfsnp4fhmwzgu6mwdcm4qmae'>nevent1q…qmae</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And that is after the disaster that is #Brexit, which killed off most of my business overnight. 2025-10-12T07:08:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgdqrgx3umxdmyhhf9nudxa464vsr9wrhksq0deltn0wuzqavehmszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wjmz58j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfknfvh4qfnz7fr8kp4ckr5lat0hvqwh29msnghwrvgperj44au9qda3dnf'>nevent1q…3dnf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One aspect really bugs me re higher qualifications.<br/><br/>I did my degree at a poly. The quality and standard of the degree course I did was approved and monitored by the independent National Council for Academic Awards.<br/><br/>Modern universities set their own standards for their courses. This doesn&#39;t seem right to me (esdpecially when one sees the calibre of those graduating with [say] an #Oxbridge PPE).<br/><br/>There ought to be some external quality control, although I can foresee resistance to its introduction. 2025-10-07T09:23:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyxc7cxw2lc2yavcths9dfz6v974t7vtpqalst7hfe4yrhny8q0pgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wtuqrgh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszl755c0d96vj02xtj6pk9cq93ecvlssa693m6m6f8yegutx3f2ssjlcw89'>nevent1q…cw89</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I view modern universities as little more than qualifications factories.<br/><br/>Vice-chancellors on six-figure salaries do little to dispel that image. 2025-10-07T08:40:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspm6hhxnzdslmkz86a4l55lzgt74k49vvfjvrx9kcjrafkph6c8cczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wres6nm &#34;The demonstration ended outside the central library where it joined another group of Palestine activists who were reading the names of all the people killed in the past two years in Gaza. The reading, which was done in order of the ages of the deceased from youngest to oldest, began at 7am and, by the time the march reached it at about 1.45pm, still had not finished the names of toddlers.&#34;<br/><br/>#Manchester #gaza_genocide <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/palestine-action-protest-police-arrests-london-demo">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/palestine-action-protest-police-arrests-london-demo</a> 2025-10-05T08:11:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrw2v3vgmamxgjvxyrt0xryw4vt8yff9pv86fwq5n2zdezutsdp8gzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w3n4nmu Peak stupidity from Rachel from Accounts. 🤦‍♂️ <br/><br/>Yes it does! <br/><br/>What next from Rachel&#39;s lips? &#39;I&#39;m not racist, but...&#39;<br/><br/>#racism #xenophobia<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodonapp.uk/media_attachments/files/115/286/870/506/822/688/original/386664d8f4f846b0.png"> <br/> 2025-09-29T09:30:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdnp5p39xfa9hxyl2j78l508uarrfsmwgn6hlmttkrc662ac7uknszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wsw835y No #DigitalID petition now over 2.1m signatures.<br/><br/>Please sign if you haven&#39;t already. <br/><br/><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194">https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194</a> 2025-09-28T08:17:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsprc2v9llsv4vt9henj0nk2m4rwwlf3sgngkw37xye4ypmasl0lmgzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w70r0af The &#39;we, the government, know best&#39; attitude is arrogant in its ignorance and ignorant in its arrogance.<br/><br/>#ukpolitics #RedTories #LINO <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/27/starmer-asks-conservative-peer-write-planning-bill-block-judicial-reviews">https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/27/starmer-asks-conservative-peer-write-planning-bill-block-judicial-reviews</a> 2025-09-27T10:07:55Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8up6373tcdmgvxmjkvsumunkcnexfq7ny30k0vdlvnqxaha86r6gzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wcs0sfz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrgwdqp8vqcer6uw7580y56estpx07yxj74zklucqukcfy6rkwuug78vg57'>nevent1q…vg57</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Exactly.<br/><br/>And all that &#39;investment&#39; by US tech companies announced during Trump&#39;s visit mean they&#39;ll be sucking both money and data out of the country. 2025-09-25T17:58:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyjsaxgt62ss82qxedhg206escjm2cdzkcupak3mj8fpgkl3xqv9szyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wefqz5g Another reason to reject #DigitalID: Blair&#39;s in favour. 2025-09-25T17:37:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrj8q6j0zcm6jr2tdgayx400umjc4dn4jdpmzeen5vtvdmtrur4gqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w95wcp5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rv0j6hc6ahm3d6cs83t2ss3uddryacmpel0myyzn0r3v4kwkfvq84mxmn'>nevent1q…mxmn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s a very critical point you&#39;ve raised there, Harriet.<br/><br/>We all know what the British state&#39;s record with IT is like. 2025-09-25T17:30:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqrnpvsplwvw4ftgcws0v6yk84nwz7gp60rghxku0zjx2k5gx5yjqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wavddvl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswx0emk2v24yr4clez68wvs2gfax2xdcc2appajlemf7aax9dw0wgat3tsx'>nevent1q…3tsx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>None of the reasons for the introduction of the #DigitalID either concern or affect me, but I still find it intrusive, objectionable and unnecessary.<br/><br/>What&#39;s the betting this will lead to more harassment of non-white people? 2025-09-25T17:29:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs95hqyf9mmqw3ak2ahrdwkp85ek87aqzqr9w64hnk9rjcnze9k6ngzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wygvq57 Well done, Massive Attack!<br/><br/>&#34;The biggest band out of Bristol have told their record label to pull all their songs from music streaming app Spotify, in protest at its founder investing more than £500 million in a military AI company.&#34;<br/><br/>#AI <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/massive-attack-take-songs-spotify-10520323">https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/massive-attack-take-songs-spotify-10520323</a> 2025-09-23T13:20:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspqfrzzpr6kugc65jvkkyvy7q9ejyxnwrj982xjja9x0xg05uryxszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2w8nqy0e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswadpazesmasys7ctez04055v0k49sqxpw45yzfa96w3qr4ksd8ms50e0xg'>nevent1q…e0xg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A noun becomes a domestic terror organisation.<br/><br/>More brilliant logic from the stable genius (© DJ Trump) in the Oval Office.<br/><br/>What I wrote last week before tRump&#39;s executive order <a href="https://www.slwoods.co.uk/?p=15879">https://www.slwoods.co.uk/?p=15879</a> 2025-09-23T08:33:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs00renn8zlz7kdnjmsxe7vvup9k5qknrym66gr0yn7gpr2rqkesyszyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wneg6u0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxff92l428jv2xtp2vpd9f8t956swselvmxsfy3z378m7thq0nezg8zx7ql'>nevent1q…x7ql</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I get the impression the UK and England in particular is incapable of devising a uniform system of governance. 2025-09-22T08:58:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstvtvva66vgnztwen9uvv764qnpu7lws9mqnmv7qm9zwhf6yfvlfqzyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wtwyrh3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs23r0cq00z2urqp26l7m5fsv46xd03hhaxt9trn97eyp4963qeehsmqvhz5'>nevent1q…vhz5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There are also the twin considerations of the competence and capacity of devolved administrations to assume those responsibilities.<br/><br/>This feels to me like another dog&#39;s dinner being cooked up by the latest incompetent Westminster government. 2025-09-22T08:46:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq4sg28p9lwl0pktjeaxu2ln4704eccw36trkjmnq5rur6rnmwkcczyqy0d92nwvf8kua5wtvpgwkjwlfxe8anjw4ct4enwwv482vdqtj2wt9l5ky In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy2d5lxjsqv78h4050lfq3cfycfrm66s03m86x3yjtxrvnpc9wvuqjl9rra'>nevent1q…9rra</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Re outcomes, I did a degree at a polytechnic. The standards for the course I did were set by an independent body - the Council for National Academic Awards, unlike the elite universities who set their own standards.<br/><br/>Talk about marking your own homework... 2025-09-18T10:13:36Z