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Ben Carter

@benclimbsstuff.bsky.social
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Nature and people Campaigner, Advocate and Fundraiser Listen first Climbing obsessed but terrible at it

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 08/09/2026
Two RNLI volunteers were pictured in Portsmouth this weekend while responding during the Patriot Platform protest. The far right responded by identifying them and branding them “traitors”. This is what the far right’s “peaceful” activism looks like.
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
As I was saying….
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I wonder if Reform will be demanding a general election as much?
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
In my view what we are seeing is that as soon as any figure that threatens the oligarchy looks like they might have a chance to govern then the oligarchy’s digital machinery powers up and spews out bile to discredit those who might challenge them.
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Our in Makerfield today. It feels very close. Closer than it should. But my hope is that sense will prevail and Andy will too.
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 28/05/2026
Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes
Because the truth is, tech doesn't have an image problem. It doesn't have a message problem. It has an intention problem. What's wrong with the axe murderer who broke into my house is not that he hasn't successfully persuaded me to buy into his narrative. What's wrong is that he's trying to kill me with an axe. Similarly, when you launch a product that's designed to put millions of people out of work, block access to sources of verifiable truth, replace human creativity with slop, and lower the barriers to every sort of atrocity, the problem isn't that you haven't told the public a good story about those things. The problem is that you are trying to do them. (
There are things in the world that are more important than money. The fact that you seem not to believe this, that you seem to think any motive beyond ruthless acquisitiveness is fake, dishonest, or childish, is the heart of your problem. Your attitude is not by any means unique to tech, but the
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
My #LabourList piece from when Blair waded in with the same guff just before local elections in 2025 labourlist.org/2025/04/tony... And then from when he did the same in October labourlist.org/2025/10/tony... Go polish your TrumpPeaceBoard credentials Tony. We don’t need you here!!
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'Tony Blair is wrong on net zero, and wrong on what voters think about it' - LabourList
The public is ready. The economics are clear. And Labour is leading. We shouldn’t retreat. We should deliver.
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
How much more complicated?
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
“Remember the good times, when we backed an unpopular president to invade Iraq? We should do that again…..oh and net zero is bad….” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump
In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Having just been rejected for something I really went for - this is well timed….
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The key points covered by Charlie
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 22/04/2026
Priceless post from the official White House social media
Margo Martin
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Congratulations, Georgia Women's Tennis!

The photo shows Trump and five white dudes in red ties standing in front of and completely blocking 10 young women
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Excellent post. Writing is thinking. Don’t give up on thoughts
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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 09/04/2026
How can Starbucks pay less tax than their workers? @unitetheunion.bsky.social
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 03/04/2026
This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman
That's home. That's us.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Revealing who owns England just became Government policy. Here's my blog post analysing this historic moment, as well as assessing some of the other ambitious policies unveiled in the Government's new Land Use Framework: whoownsengland.org/2026/03/19/r...
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Revealing who owns England just became government policy
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Yesterday, in their ambitious new Land Use Framework for England, the Government announced that they would be opening up the Land Registry. I’ve been campaigning for …
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Dear tech bros. I’d like more posts containing useful actionable info like this one and less about why questioning an AI future is anti-patriotic.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I wonder why Nigel doesn’t want us working from home? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Share values of property services firms tumble over fears of AI disruption
But despite second day of declines on Wall Street, analysts say sell-off ‘may overstate immediate risk to complex deal-making’ of AI
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
I really hate the phrase “a cost to the treasury”. It’s not a cost to the treasury. It’s a cost to all of us. I’m fine with paying my part to end the two child benefit cap and lift 450000 children out of poverty. “The treasury” can just do what it’s told.
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I hope Amazon can achieve for 007 what they have for Middle Earth 😒 www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...
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James Bond producers give Amazon full creative control of 007
Deal is struck with heirs to film producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli, long-serving stewards of franchise
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Use the train, save the planet. Let’s make this the easiest and cheapest choice! Excellent to have clear arguments and the economic evidence for greater and more strategic investment in rail services.
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Poor Kemikaze to be the only leader rated as badly as Farage. Maybe she will be swapped out?
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
As someone losing my sight to a degenerative eye condition I am thrilled by the possibilities of brain implant chips. But would you trust a chip from Musk? www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Elon Musk put a chip in this paralysed man’s brain. Now he can move things with his mind. Should we be amazed - or terrified?
An accident left Noland Arbaugh paralysed, but Musk’s Neuralink brain implant allows him to control computers with his thoughts. Is it a life-changing innovation that could help millions – or the star...
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Water industry strategies to manufacture doubt and deflect blame for sewage pollution in England - Nature Water
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Water industry strategies to manufacture doubt and deflect blame for sewage pollution in England - Nature Water
In the past 5 years, a huge amount of untreated wastewater has been released into English waterways. An analysis of the communication used by the water utilities shows that they have employed…
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
"increasing concentration of wealth and power is now plainly toxic to democracy." - Yup! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tax the rich – do it now. Start with me | Dale Vince
Across the Atlantic, we see more clearly than ever what happens when the extreme wealth of super-rich men becomes an attack on the public good, says green energy industrialist and campaigner Dale Vinc...
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
I am with Ed, not Elon.... www.edie.net/ed-miliband-...
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Ed Miliband says Brits don’t want culture wars on climate action - edie
Despite the proliferation of climate disinformation on social media and Reform UK’s Nigel Farage mingling with climate deniers, Energy and Net-Zero Secretary Ed Miliband does not believe that Brits wa...
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Yes!! The power of Joy. I think this is a forgotten part of workplace well-being
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Daily Express and Conservative Post running very similar anti-net zero talking points today. Telegraph ran with the same on Saturday. They call this news!!
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Love snow
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Boiled eggs, in plastic pots. I despair www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Humble hard-boiled egg becomes healthy on-the-go hit for UK shoppers
As Tesco reports high sales of its ‘egg protein pot’ other retailers also reveal unlikely success of repackaged snack
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Love the National Trust
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Shame on META (“Migrants are no better than vomit” is allowed, according to the materials")
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Agree with this WEF article! Stories that highlight the benefits of environmental action in daily life are key. By focusing on cleaner air, vibrant green spaces, warmer homes, and affordable energy we can make net zero relatable and inspire action! 🌍💚
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Signed but more because I love @hopenothate.org.uk and hate Elon. Would like to see a more specific action. What do you actually want government to do @hopenothate.org.uk ?
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Nazir Afzal @nazirafzal.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
I first learnt of grooming gangs from @theTimes in Jan 2011 I became chief prosecutor May 2011 I authorised charging Rochdale grooming gang June 2011 After convictions (May 2012) Starmer put me in charge of national response Far Right thugs attacked my home 1000s of rapists were brought to justice
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
£12.50 to buy an election? That’s what Musk’s $100m donation to Reform & Farage looks like if scaled to my wealth. For him, it’s pocket change—yet it could reshape democracy. Billionaires play, we pay. Only democratic states can stop them—no wonder Musk wants to tear them down.
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Ben Carter @benclimbsstuff.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
First post on Bluesky. Lots of cool people on here. No pressure. Don't screw it up....
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