What on earth has happened to the US??? I have worked for an organisation headquartered in the US for almost a decade now and travelled there numerous times. I certainly don't feel any inclination to have my messages searched and being denied entry. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

People who have an abundance of money (more than £10m) won’t have to give anything up if we have a tiny 2% wealth tax (just £200k on £10m) they won’t out on anything. But we could raise a shed load of money to spend on the stuff that needs it - hospitals, schools - even tanks and

Weirdly, the Liberal Democrat’s are currently operating a bit more like old Labour than Labour is. I know it’s easier in third place to say what they really think but they’re right on European realignment, social care and vehemently condemn Musk and Trump.

No shit, Sherlock… Two of the companies who signed the “anti zonal pricing” letter own wind farm being investigated for excess “constraint” payments. Zonal pricing will make it harder to game the system and make excess profit at the consumers’ expense ofgem.gov.uk/publications/i…

Hugely important warning: allowing cheaper US food imports that don’t meet the same environmental & animal protection standards as British farmers would sound a death knell for UK farms & rural communities. It must not be part of any future trade deal theguardian.com/environment/20…

Meanwhile, in reality…

Starmer’s speech affirms my decision to not renew my Labour membership. It’s destroying Britain. It is not what Labour stands for and Reform voters despise him, so who does he expect to vote for him? Not sure what’s worse, being far right or performatively emulating them.

OldishBird Supertanskiii The Labour Party has deliberately chosen not to call false narratives & fears about immigration. The role of a government is to share facts with the public and dispel prejudice or fears. Labour chose to make immigration an issue instead of clarifying why it objectively isn’t

The future of energy is not only about how we produce but also about how we use it. As the UK moves toward net zero, smart tariffs and tech help us shift habits to match renewables. Flexibility is key—for the grid and for us all. Great piece in FT 👇 ft.com/content/2749d3…

If this is the system "working" can't imagine what "broken" is like

Migrants are not the problem | In Spain, I’m welcomed as a migrant. In the UK, leaders echo Enoch Powell to our "island of strangers". We need compassion, not division! | Sue Wilson MBE Sue Wilson yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/migra…

The primary energy fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy. BUT: Not necessary because conversion losses don’t need to be replaced. 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.

NEW – Factcheck: Why expensive gas – not net-zero – is keeping UK electricity prices so high | Simon Evans Molly Lempriere w/ comment from Dhara Vyas Prof Robert Gross Paul Drummond Frank S. Aaskov Read here: buff.ly/DWsC3sZ

BREAKING WA Premier Roger Cook says every Transperth bus built in Western Australia from now to be 100% electric "… a fully electric public transport bus fleet in WA is an important milestone for our transition to zero-emission public transport" Roger Cook + Rita Saffioti

Now Reform say they want to scrap the two-child benefit cap… They could have voted for that in July, so why didn’t they? Policy for them is a matter of convenience not conviction. Don’t be fooled by Reform. They’ll say almost anything - if they think you want to hear it.

I did this yesterday, but it's as relevant today. Why is Labour willing to give more by way of tax relief to the wealthiest households than it is willing to give to anyone needing PIP support? Why are they so biased towards wealth and against those with disabilities?

For people who conflate Hamas with all Palestinians… Hamas won power in the 2006 election There have been no elections since They won with 11% of the votes of the total population 11% …and yet 100% are paying the price.

There is something almost cartoonishly evil about being willing to destroy half a billion dollars worth of carbon monitoring equipment rather than acknowledge the reality of man-made climate change.

Oh this THIS!!

Politicians tell us taxes pay for public services. In reality, it does something far more important — it shapes our society. In this video, I explain why tax is an economic steering wheel, not a fuel tank or piggy bank, and how we can use it to create fairness, tackle inequality,