Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 31mSo the Conservatives are now presenting leaving the Aarhus Convention as "levelling the playing field" - when in fact it will remove the rights of citizens to access environmental information and challenge environmentally damaging developments. So... in fact giving developers more power. 33420
Reposted by Ally TibbittHenry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 02/10/2026Intrigued to see the Conservative conference will feature a speech on "press freedom" next week while they ban lobby journalists such as @josiahmortimer.bsky.social from attending their conference. 14314126
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 02/10/2026Obviously you should hire this firm of window cleaners. They will definitely be able to find your house because they have this special AI map. [This is a real ad, btw] 210
Reposted by Ally TibbittThe Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 01/10/2026Wildfires are a growing issue in the UK, with incidents escalating in 2026.tcnv.linkWildfires are now an escalating risk: here’s how the UK needs to prepare ahead of next summerWildfires are a growing issue in the UK, with incidents escalating in 2026. 0127
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 01/10/2026Great use of data! How much are wind farms in Scotland being paid to turn off, and how much are we spending on gas to supply electricity in England? www.windfall.scotwindfall.scotWindfall — Scottish energy trackerHow much of Scotland's wind is being held back from the grid, every half hour. 032
Reposted by Ally TibbittJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I've been blocked from attending Conservative Party conference. Just a few weeks after Badenoch blasted Reform for doing the same thing... bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/k...bylinetimes.comKemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist BanThe ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press 29452205
Reposted by Ally TibbittSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 30/09/2026NEW ANALYSIS: Record wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis 🌤️ wind/solar generation up 14% in 2026 to date 🏭 gas down ~10% 🚢 >100 LNG cargoes avoided 12536217
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 29/09/2026My point is that if Labour want to take the fight to the SNP they might have to do better than offering Scots more than the status quo north of the border - or if you are a pensioner - the prospect of being worse off. 100
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 29/09/2026Somehow other small countries manage to have publicly owned utilities and proportionate voting systems... 100
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 29/09/2026Why would pensioners vote Labour at the next election? We have publicly owned water, we have free social care, we have proportional representation (at Holyrood at least)... Cheaper electricity perhaps... but that's not guaranteed to last. 121
Reposted by Ally TibbittBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "I will not allow it to continue like this. Today I can confirm Angela Eagle will present a strengthened water bill to Parliament. The center piece of that bill will be this. The repeal of Margaret Thatcher's ideological ban on public ownership of water companies." 831620421
Reposted by Ally TibbittShayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 28/09/2026An AI-enhanced version of a grainy image that appears to be authentic and shows several men being arrested in relation to the ongoing incident at RAF Fairford is currently being shared on multiple platforms. A SynthID check reveals that the enhanced image was generated with OpenAI. 15331126
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 28/09/2026Of course, we need to transition away from fossil fuels, and folk who don't rely on diesel for transport, heating or business may shrug and say higher prices will drive the switch to electricity. But many folk can't afford the investment needed, or live lives where that change is still impractical. 020
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 28/09/2026Noting that Highland Fuels, in evidence to the Competition and Markets Authority, said the closure of Grangemouth has directly resulted in people in Scotland paying more for heating oil too. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69f06b...assets.publishing.service.gov.uk 120
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 28/09/2026Closing Grangemouth was dumb. "The number of refineries in the UK has dwindled since the start of the century from nine to four, causing the UK’s reliance on diesel imports to climb from 14% of the UK’s diesel consumption in the early 2000s to 54% last year." www.theguardian.com/money/2026/s...theguardian.com‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across BritainSmall traders and drivers bear the brunt of a refining shortage taking UK diesel towards £2 a litre as wars wipe out about a fifth of global supplies 130
Reposted by Ally TibbittEd Conway @edconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This @lrb.co.uk piece from Arthur Downing is just a fantastic tour d'horizon of Britain's energy system. A must-read for anyone hoping to navigate the coming decade. Remember: energy is more or less EVERYTHING! www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukArthur Downing · Asset Sweating: Britain’s Energy CrisisBritain has private ownership while making the state responsible for planning via subsidies. The result is a zombie... 25219
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 25/09/2026Crypto mostly for crime #3585838 www.ft.com/content/1477...ft.comUS seizes bank accounts of payments group linked to TetherProsecutors allege Capstone illegally moved hundreds of millions of dollars for the crypto companies at the direction of a Caribbean bank 010
Reposted by Ally TibbittThe Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 25/09/2026Drug testing has found potent synthetic opioids and other unexpected substances in products sold as heroin, diazepam and cannabis.tcnv.linkMore than one in three illicit drug samples contain unexpected substances, testing findsDrug testing has found potent synthetic opioids and other unexpected substances in products sold as heroin, diazepam and cannabis. 045
Reposted by Ally Tibbittct @cteeze-nuts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I can't recommend highly enough this thread in which meta's muse model is shown to be so poorly hardened that it will tar its own VM filesystem and let you download it neuromatch.social/@jonny/11732...neuromatch.socialjonny (nonvenomous) (@jonny@neuromatch.social)Attached: 1 image Not only confirming this, its extremely easy. Almost no prompt injection resistance lmao 25626
Reposted by Ally TibbittGijs Brekelmans @gys.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Meta removed a video by a satirist wearing Meta glasses asking unrecognizable Meta personnel about Meta glasses. Meta's ground for doing so - and please appreciate the irony here - is... harassment. 9518249
Reposted by Ally TibbittElectoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A full 60% of people think that wealthy donors give money to gain influence, whilst only 6% believe it is driven by a desire to support that party. buff.ly/G2blkKObuff.lyOur democracy is not for sale – it’s time to cap political donations - Politics.co.ukThe fundamental question of any democracy is “who gets a say?”. How is power distributed, shared – and in whose interests does our democratic system work? Increasingly, voters sense the answer is not… 13615
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 24/09/2026Having led a campaign for proper continuous segregated bike lanes on Leith Walk a long time ago, it's very pleasing to read this. Build bike lanes and they will come... Who knew? www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...scotsman.comMore bikes than cars recorded on Edinburgh rush hour route for first timeHighest figures also notched up on major Glasgow cycle routes too 13411
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 23/09/2026Looking forward to Reform selling this. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comThinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes 030
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 22/09/2026A loophole worth closing? www.londoncentric.media/p/londons-mo...londoncentric.mediaLondon’s most expensive house, Reform UK’s treasurer, and a massively reduced tax billA £265m mansion in the heart of the Chelsea • Sold by billionaire Nick Candy and his ex-wife Holly Valance • Bought by a Labour-donating hedge fund boss • Why was the tax bill so small? 000
Reposted by Ally TibbittLouisa Loveluck @leloveluck.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Barred from deporting asylum seekers back to places they face jail or death, Trump struck 35 secret deals to send people to places which will deport them there instead. - 25,000 people deported - $410 million spent. - UN aid used to sweeten the deals. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comBanished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation dealsAfter a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy dea... 9290230
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 20/09/2026Do you use AI to make posters and social media flyers? You might find this helpful: john.hartnup.uk/2026/06/07/a...john.hartnup.ukAI-generated posters don’t have to be horribleThe problem 120
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 20/09/2026UK "Single Market" latest: Proposal for English Whisky producers to use different, more easily met, definition of "Single Malt." www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=...theyworkforyou.comEnglish Whisky: Single Malt Definition– in the House of Commons at 1:55 pm 15 September 2026 001
Reposted by Ally TibbittReunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🚨 £5bn. The Home Office made almost £5bn in profit last year from visa, citizenship and immigration fees — more than it gets in corporation tax from energy, gas, water, sewage and hospitality combined. 🧵 14237
Reposted by Ally TibbittAlan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026If you add in £130m losses on “Reform TV” (aka GB News) the effective subsidy of Farage’s party from just four men tops £200m. You just have to join the dots app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/75017/...app.prospectmagazine.co.ukFarage and the £130m even his detractors have missedGB news has provided relentless positive PR for Nigel Farage while racking up tens of millions in financial losses. And now there is a new channel in the offing 351311650
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 18/09/2026That far-right goons were able to close down a community run library and language school in Glasgow was bad enough. And now this. Extraordinary that RNLI and their volunteers get so little support from authorities they need to close a life boat station. 1117
Reposted by Ally TibbittOxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The councillor who chairs Piddington Parish Council, near Bicester, says that yesterday’s stunt referendum – in which the village voted to leave the UK in protest against an asylum centre – was “an example of democracy in operation”. Tim McNally himself gained his role without a contested election. 98046
Reposted by Ally TibbittmySociety @mysociety.org · 14/09/2026For now, just save the date & sign up for updates at tictec.mysociety.org/tictec-updat... - lots more to come about this global summit on how high-quality deliberative participation can be enhanced through digital tech, in democracies around the world. Hope to see you in Edinburgh! #TICTeC 177
Reposted by Ally TibbittJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Labour sending out fundraising emails off the back of the Harborne and Delo donations. Yes chaps, that’ll do it. 61607143
Reposted by Ally TibbittRod McMillan 🍉 🇸🇩 🇺🇦 📚 @morewretchthansage.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Far Right attacks on the #RNLI are more than rhetorical scapegoating - the underlying tension is a fundamental opposition in political philosophy - Anarchist adjacent Mutual Aid vs. Nationalist Welfare Chauvinism. #Kropotkin #ReformUK #Anarchy morewretchthansage.substack.com/p/kropotkins...morewretchthansage.substack.comKropotkin’s lifeboats: Anarchists - to the rescue! ‘we must help’Far Right attacks on the Royal National Lifeboat Institution demonstrate two fundamentally opposed political philosophies, cosmopolitan humanitarian mutual aid against nationalist welfare chauvinism. 053
Reposted by Ally TibbittJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 11/09/2026or to put it another way, good news for first time buyers 41958142
Reposted by Ally TibbittTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Easy to donate: rnli.org/support-us/g... 27834393
Reposted by Ally TibbittDaniel Gover @danielgover.bsky.social · 11/09/2026After MPs voted against assisted dying legislation today, a new piece from me on the outcome: 'Why did MPs vote to reject the assisted dying bill – and what happens now?' @uk.theconversation.com theconversation.com/why-did-mps-...theconversation.comWhy did MPs vote to reject the assisted dying bill – and what happens now?It’s the end of the road for this particular bill. 11014
Reposted by Ally TibbittRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/202690 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵) 4123731266
Reposted by Ally TibbittmySociety @mysociety.org · 08/09/2026Did you get today's newsletter, all about the recent additions to TheyWorkForYou? There are lots! If not, you can read it here (and subscribe top left of that page): mailchi.mp/mysociety.or... 001
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 08/09/2026Scotland not fairing well in comparisons with England www.enlighten.scot/scotland-and...enlighten.scotScotland and the 2025 PISA results - EnlightenThere is one modicum of comfort for Scotland in the PISA results that were published on 8 September. Science has bounced back a little from the harm caused by shutting schools during Covid. But this i... 000
Reposted by Ally TibbittSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration. 602405852
Reposted by Ally TibbittKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/09/2026The amount of oil use avoided by EVs in China in the first half of 2026 is the same as the amount of oil USED BY THE ENTIRE UK www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi... 14510217
Ally Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 03/09/2026Mysteries of the Algorithm: * Why does Google News send me football push notifications when I keep telling it not to? * Why does Facebook keep pushing me Reform / Restore / Far-right content when I always tell it not to? 020
Reposted by Ally TibbittHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 03/09/2026Reform U.K.: the state is bloated and can't spend money efficiently, but we will find the perfect people to fix it... some folks from NHS and military procurement! 2827149
Reposted by Ally TibbittDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The world's most notorious custard-pie thrower is dead. What an obituary. He got Bernard-Henri Lévy seven times. 131364640
Reposted by Ally TibbittSimon Usherwood @simonusherwood.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Looking like a No then, with even Reykjavik being more equivocal than anticipated www.ruv.is/english/2026...ruv.isIceland votes: EU accession talks referendum - LIVE BLOG - RÚV.isWelcome to RÚV's live referendum night coverage. Here, you will find the results as they come in, right through the night. 2145
Reposted by Ally TibbittUK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 30/08/2026THE FERRET: More than three-quarters of Scottish salmon farms certified as “sustainable” breached ASC rules in 2025. No green-tick accreditations were removed unless farms gave them up voluntarily, while campaigners warned consumers could be misled. - by Daniel Shailertheferret.scotThree-quarters of 'sustainable' salmon farms broke environmental rules. None lost their accreditation.We looked at inspection reports from the body which certifies “highest standard” farms with a public-facing ‘green tick’ — and found there have been breaches of its rules at dozens of fish farms. 076