Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere. 719160466063
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/08/2026RefUK, RW media, & Eurofash are plainly trying to whip up a panic about this. Any serious report must begin by explaining that Ceuta is in Africa - not mainland Spain - and 48k+ of the 50k crossers were already returned. It is frightening how many still don't know this. Please share on all socials. 551068656
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialChris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Elsewhere on the BBC: Waterstones bosss says UK not reading enough Wetherspoons boss says UK not drinking enough Next boss says UK not buying enough clothes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK complacent about war threat, warns BAE Systems' bossThe threat of attack has never been higher, the boss of Europe's biggest defence contractor has warned. Dr Charles Woodburn 04214
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 23/07/2026It's happening www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/uk-worl...lincolnshirelive.co.ukUK food shortage warning as heatwave hits farmers ahead of critical harvestThe National Farmers Union warns the next 10 days will be crucial in determining whether food shortages hit later this year 37843
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 12/07/2026UK public service contracts account for 10% of Palantir’s Global Revenue….but it pays less tax here than countries with smaller outlays, such as S Korea, France, Japan, Germany. And markedly less than the 25% rate for companies of its size. 317594
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialLucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Very useful discussion on the curse that is the private equity sector. This focuses on the UK. (Ronan Farrow is also discussing its deadly impact on nursing homes & 🏥 in the US too.) Link to podcast convo at the end. Thanks to @bylinetimes.bsky.social www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-financ...bylinesupplement.comThe Finance Curse: How Private Equity Upended CapitalismFrom water companies to care homes, private equity profits at the expense of customers and taxpayers. Adrian Goldberg talks to Hettie O' Brien, Alex Cobham and Naomi Fowler on the Byline Times podcast 47858
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I was back in Immigration Court this week, this time for the hearing of a sweet little three-year-old girl, I’ll call her Estrella. She’s been in federal custody, separated from her family for more than 10 months – even though her mom lives here in NYC. The cruelty is truly mind-boggling. 🧵 5224971047
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/07/2026✍️Write to your local paper now. 👏 Take action and help supercharge our economy. 👇👇👇 letter-to-the-editor.vercel.app/c/s… 17522
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialYAC News @yacnews.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Under cover of the World Cup, ICE rounded up 10,000 people in five days www.yacnews.com/under-cover-...yacnews.comUnder cover of the World Cup, ICE rounded up 10,000 people in five daysICE detained 10,000 people in five days on a White House order, pushing detention above 63,000, amid record contractor profits and rising deaths in custody. 10227153
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialRep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 17/06/2026When I head to Washington, I will be the first woman in Congress with a science PhD. That matters. At a time when science is under attack, Congress needs more leaders who understand the value of evidence-based decision-making. 274121822584
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17/06/2026"The overall findings are emphatic: Brexit has made the UK poorer than it would have been had the UK remained in the EU." blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/b…blogs.lse.ac.ukBrexit has been an economic failure | LSE British PoliticsThere is ample evidence that Brexit has damaged the UK’s economy.Putting up trade barriers, higher import prices and unc 410137
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialMaya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Worse than I thought. I saw Kushner’s Albania resort up close — it is an environmental disaster. The damage at Vjosa-Narta is not fake news. Bulldozers are tearing into one of Europe’s most precious wetlands www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...aljazeera.comI saw Kushner’s Albania resort up close — it is an environmental disasterThe damage at Vjosa-Narta is not fake news. Bulldozers are tearing into one of Europe’s most precious wetlands. 772443655
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 13/06/2026“‘So, if you’re happy to go ahead,’ the staff member said, ‘I’ll need proof that you have £300,000 in assets and can afford the £8,200 monthly fees.’ Relief…quickly turned to panic. A few seconds of mental arithmetic told me we were looking at almost £100,000 a year. ” apple.news/A57wghANzQUe...apple.newsDementia care scandal: 'No one likes to ask what happens to Mum when the money runs out?' — MetroSitting in the manager’s office of the care home I had just viewed, I felt something I hadn’t felt for a long time when it came to my mum: relief. 43219
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/06/2026It's pretty disgraceful that there has been absolutely no mention of this from the Prime Minister. It's increasingly clear that some attacks, correctly, warrant disgust, emergency measures and days of media coverage. Others seem to be met with silence. 401631643
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/06/2026France accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNPtheguardian.comFrance accuses Israeli firm of interfering in Scottish elections and targeting SNPCyber agency says BlackCore targeted John Swinney, as well as interfering in France, New York and elsewhere France’s cybersecurity agency has accused the Israeli tech company BlackCore of interfering in the Scottish elections earlier this year by targeting the first minister, John Swinney. The disinformation detection agency Viginum said BlackCore had used proxy social media accounts to target Swinney, the Scottish National party and the Scottish government on four occasions this year. Continue reading... 917198
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 13/06/2026The British state is handing contracts for increasingly sensitive elements of the Defence/Security apparatus to a man who has repeatedly tried to stoke open insurrection while aggressively backing British politicians who receive shady foreign funding and a guy who is currently in Moscow. 4769333
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialAnonymous ⩜ @youranona.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Congo's Ebola surge traps women as unpaid caregivers facing highest infection risk with only cheap masks while authorities withhold protective gear from clinics. #CongoWomenRisk 03912
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialDeclassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 03/06/2026👉NEW -- UK media fails to disclose defence industry ties of most military commentators by Amy Killingbeck & @iainoverton.bsky.social Former military officers are weighing in on wars and defence spending without public awareness of their commercial interests www.declassifieduk.org/uk-media-fai...declassifieduk.orgUK media fails to disclose defence industry ties of most military commentatorsNew research shows former top British military officers are weighing in on wars and defence spending without public awareness of their commercial interests 07156
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 29/05/2026New dystopia just dropped 551637457
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 25/05/2026BREAKING: Adam Hoffman has been released from jail for "good behavior." Hoffman is the Waco, TX attorney who faced life without parole for repeatedly raping a young boy, until Texas AG Ken Paxton offered him 1 day in jail and no need to register as a sex offender. 58038032793
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialNaomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 22/05/2026NEW: Today we roll out Quiet Riot: B-SIDE! @laylamoran.bsky.social - the only Palestinian MP in Westminster, speaks with authority, sense and of course immense passion in today’s interview about settlements in the West Bank, the Balfour declaration & why Britain should be doing more. 🎧👇 05719
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/05/2026Farage has devastated our country. His Brexit campaign has crippled our growth, our businesses, and our opportunities. His rhetoric on immigration has poisoned our political debate and sowed deep division in our nation. He can never be allowed to enter Number 10.theguardian.comNothing sums up the death of accountability like the prospect of Nigel Farage in No 10 | George MonbiotYou’d expect the public face of Brexit to be punished by voters. But history shows that such leaders often profit from t 14569198
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Effective tax rate paid by Jeff Bezos from 2014 to 2018: 0.98% Effective 2025 federal tax rate paid by Amazon: 1.4% Typical tax rate paid by the average American: 14.5% Just thought I should point that out. 379112364935
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 17/05/2026How to change this debate. " Being outside the EU costs every UK household an average of £8,300 every year. But being inside again would only cost each UK household £38 every year. Do you still think we should stay out? " 1021743721
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Has anyone in the press picked up what happened in 2019. As @bylinetimes.bsky.social reported, Farage and Johnson colluding with US based Bannon to topple May. According to Ben Habib, Thailand based Harborne paying Johnson and Farage to stitch up 2019 elections bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...bylinetimes.comBannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa MayThe far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office 14387242
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/05/2026Trump brought the NVIDIA CEO on his trip to China to lobby Xi Jinping to buy advanced AI chips, even though it would create a U.S. national security threat. It turns out Trump also bought millions in NVIDIA's stock. The President's corruption is a national security disaster. 10929141198
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 15/05/2026If you totted up the sums for every financial scandal in British politics (£2k per parliamentary question for cash-for-questions, £200k for Johnson’s No 10 renovation, the cost of that very nice campervan) even with second tier stuff like Rayner and Polanski, would you get close to £5mn *in total*? 59888274
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Israel just dropped bombs on a medical center in Qsaibeh, South Lebanon. Not a battlefield. Not a weapons depot. A medical center. Israel is hunting and killing the people who save lives. This is a war crime and a crime against humanity. 109485
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialKriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 15/05/2026#BBCNews - 'Millions' of pounds saved by replacing Palantir tech in refugee system www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK saves 'millions' of pounds by ditching Palantir for refugee systemThe government said its in-house IT system was 011967
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 26/04/2026The UK govt is Palantir’s 2nd biggest customer. Why? Or, more to the point, how? Our latest @thenerve_news investigation reveals a web of cronyism into the highest levels of govt. But Palantir also has a spin machine that uses political journalists to launder its PR 1/ 17971631
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Read our new report in @thenerve.news. Palantir has been able to take root in the UK because lobbying & spinning is so easy here. We have a tiny journo-political class that incessantly overlaps, a hotbed for cronyism that’s enabled Palantir to infiltrate every aspect of state 5/ 6355158
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialjasonroberts3114.bsky.social @jasonroberts3114.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Aside from the morally corrupt leadership is the impact Palantir has on UK innovation. We’ve some of the best computer engineers & data scientists in the world & could absolutely build the tooling Palantir provides right here, benefiting the UK economy. But we’ve allowed Palantir to crowd them out. 36223
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Good piece of sleuthing here tracking down the real identity of “Kardo Ranya” an Iraqi-Kurdish people smuggler whose network offers to transport migrants all the way from Iraq to the U.K. for €17,000. For that 100 people might be forced into boats designed for 20 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBBC unmasks key people smuggler in network behind most small boat crossingsThe 28-year-old Iraqi Kurd has evaded arrest by operating under the alias “Kardo Ranya”. 54427
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 13/05/2026"We're no longer in Europe, we no longer have a data-sharing agreement with many of the countries in Europe. So we don't see lower level [criminal] records," the union's Lucy Moreton told BBC Radio 4.” 181
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 13/05/2026“Since Brexit, getting access to some information about potential criminals has been more difficult, says the Immigration Services Union.” 262
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market." 423185014819
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialArthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 28/04/2026High streets become deserts. Meanwhile Amazon pays no tax. 1018782
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/04/2026Momentum is building in our conversation on EU membership. Help keep to it going. We want to see letters in every local paper across the UK.bestforbritain.orgWrite to your paper to show it is time to talk about EU membershipChange Minds → Change Politics 26737
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11/02/2025Starmer is well aware of what needs to be done. Here is what he said when voting for Johnson's UK-EU deal. Services "a gaping hole", "lack of ambition", "Imperfect", "thin", "a basis to build on". Share, to show the PM that you back him going further and faster to improve our deal with the EU. ~AA 21506294
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialNatasha Walter @natashawalter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full: 4520461181
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Britain should rejoin EU, says man who led Brexit department Philip Rycroft, who oversaw the Department for Exiting the European Union from 2017 to 2019, said none of Leave’s ‘heady promises’ had materialised www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comBritain should rejoin EU, says man who led Brexit departmentPhilip Rycroft, who oversaw the Department for Exiting the European Union from 2017 to 2019, said none of Leave’s ‘heady promises’ had materialised 62982409
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialDeclassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 24/04/2026An influential pro-Israel lobby group named ELNET has been quietly taking UK journalists on propaganda tours of Israel, @john-mcevoy.bsky.social reveals. The journalists who participated have written for the Telegraph, Spectator, and Mail on Sunday. www.declassifieduk.org/lobby-group-...declassifieduk.orgLobby group taking journalists on propaganda tours of IsraelAmid the systematic killing of Palestinian and Lebanese journalists, one organisation has been quietly bringing British media workers to Israel. 59365
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialJacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 24/04/2026🚨🚨Great news: EU forges ahead with membership for #Ukraine and #Moldova after #Orbán’s exit. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...politico.euEU forges ahead with membership for Ukraine and Moldova after Orbán’s exitKey negotiating “clusters” will be unblocked, opening the path to the two nations joining as members of the bloc. 7441177
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialJacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 22/04/2026🚨🚨New @bestforbritain.org report argues I think convincingly that a push for UK membership of the EU would galvanise support among progressive voters, recognising that other halfway options such as customs union or EEA are would offer to limited benefits. 🧵 www.bestforbritain.org/push_for_eu_...bestforbritain.orgPush for EU membership to galvanise progressive support, report arguesA new report by Best for Britain shows that a push for UK membership of the European Union would galvanise support among progressive voters. The report highlights that a pro-membership position offers... 16290137
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialYanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 24/04/2026How surprising! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comForeign Office unit tracking Israel’s potential breaches of international law closes due to cutsExclusive: Officials warn department will also lose access to database of 26,000 verified incidents due to cuts 812661
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialNaomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 24/04/2026And another one www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukFormer Brexit boss says Britain should rejoin EU after failed ‘heady promises’Philip Rycroft said the British public was ‘falling out of love’ with Brexit 2404
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialNaomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Philip Rycroft, who ran the Dept for Exiting the EU, says the U.K. should rejoin 👏 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comBritain should rejoin EU, says man who led Brexit departmentPhilip Rycroft, who oversaw the Department for Exiting the European Union from 2017 to 2019, said none of Leave’s ‘heady promises’ had materialised 16455137
Reposted by @ddraigdee.bsky.socialEveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 23/04/2026We’re digging into the links between MPs and private healthcare. Rishi Sunak took a £15.9k donation from a firm making £135M+ in Dept of Health contracts. Politicians shouldn't have ties to private healthcare sector. Support our investigation to expose the truth: link in bio. 15137