eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social Financial whistleblowers usually suffer to protect corporate reputations. For 50 years 010
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026BBC News - MPs call for investigation after Lutnick-Epstein whistleblower dies www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Look back to Stanley Adams, EEC & Hoffman La Roche. Whistleblowers crucified.bbc.co.ukMPs call for investigation after Howard Lutnick-Jeffrey Epstein whistleblower diesSimon Andriesz said he felt let down by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority before his death last month. 021
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck... Kemi Badenoch says proposed £10bn air defence system would be 'specific' to UK threats - BBC News A bit concerned they will use same procurement as for Covid PPE.bbc.co.ukBadenoch says Tory air defence system would be tailored to UK threats as she's questioned over costSpeaking to the BBC, she says the defence policy would involve "investing £1bn a year" for a decade so the UK is "able to protect" itself. 020
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026New Zealand showed a grown up way. Question 1. "Should we have a proportional voting system?" Answer = yes 6 months debate to identify systems. Question 2. "Which system do you prefer?" All sorted in a year. 001
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Greens are winning the argument on a national social care service. Where the Greens lead, other parties follow a decade later. 28429
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialRupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’m on BBC Radio 4 Freethinking live at 9 tonight (Fri), with Carmody Grey and others, talking Catholic ecological and social thought. Tune in? 154
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@channel4news.bsky.social Naomi is Canadian not American 000
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Labour conference - theme is "Hope" Sounds familiar somehow. thanet.greenparty.org.uk/2025/10/07/l...thanet.greenparty.org.uk"LET'S MAKE HOPE NORMAL AGAIN" GREEN PARTY MESSAGE IN MOVING PARTY POLITICAL BROADCAST - Thanet Green Party"Let's make hope normal again" the green message 012
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Fairford arrests : The RAF base is used by the US military, and President Donald Trump said the US had the five men "under view for a long time". Tomorrow he will say US team arrested them. BBC News - Watch: Were the RAF Fairford arrests 'pure luck'? - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...bbc.co.ukWatch: Were the RAF Fairford arrests 'pure luck'?Five men have been arrested on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences after a major incident was declared at an airbase in the west of England. 210
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialAlexi Dimond @alexidimond.bsky.social · 27/09/2026At Full Council meeting I received the following question (as Chair of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Cttee). "When will the Council admit that the cycle lanes are a failure - and stop all further construction of them?" Watch an extract of my response 096
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Great response on the doorsteps in Holborn & St Pancras this evening - more & more people recognising that @zackpolanski.bsky.social will make a brilliant local MP. One more Labour backbencher changes nothing - the best way to make this Labour government braver, bolder & better is to #VoteGreen 7422128
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Absolutely priceless. BBC News - Keep dancing: 100-year-old leads Worcester charity flash mob - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukKeep dancing: 100-year-old leads Worcester charity flash mobHundreds of people join Bernard Gilbert as he leads a dance in Worcester city centre. 000
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 26/09/2026Pecksniff prods Labour’s Brexit elephant * Burnham tackles Russian interference * Reform councillors provide more headacheseastangliabylines.co.ukPecksniff: Hey, Labour: we need to talk about BrexitIn which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life 183
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#France is requiring certain new commercial, industrial, office and warehouse buildings larger than 500 m² to dedicate at least 40% of their roof area to vegetation or renewable-energy systems. The requirement took effect on July 1, 2026 #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNow 05624
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A plan to accelerate climate chaos. Easily consistent with our net zero obligations, provided we use the Amazon rain forest to grow biofuel & stop eating meat. Obviously, 100% EVs also. BBC News - Heathrow Airport warns third runway could be delayed by four years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHeathrow Airport warns third runway could be delayed by four yearsThe UK's busiest airport cautions it may miss the government target of 2035 as ministers say the deadline has "always been ambitious". 000
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Parishes, objectors, even your elected district councillors are going to be sidelined by Government as development is approved despite poor quality, unsustainable applications. Andrew explains: 011
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026BBC News - Xi got Trump's red carpet welcome - but not everything he wanted www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A calm quiet intelligence meets a bombastic ignoramus. Outcome? Hmnn?bbc.co.ukXi Jinping got the red carpet treatment from Trump - but not everything he wantedChina wanted progress on trade, technology and Taiwan - but hasn't got as much as it would have hoped for. 000
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialTony @antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Vote Green, every time. #VoteGreen 052
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 16/09/2026“If this is supposed to be the model for how Reform will run government, then God help us all.” Ellie Chowns on Reform’s chaos in local government and the need for a different kind of politics, on The Cathy Newman Show. 120272
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 19/09/2026BBC News - US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security after Trump threats - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... BBC *still* reports what Trump says as factual, which it rarely is. Even when Denmark confirms there's a deal, we know he will widely exaggerate its content. Await terms.bbc.co.ukUS and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security after Trump threatsDenmark and Greenland have welcomed the deal, which Trump claims will give the US "permanent control over security and all other needs" in the Danish territory. 210
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Listened to several knowledgeable people talking about AI Basically a very sophisticated machine, which can be trained to imitate humans. But the LLM are trained by reading the entire Internet. Is there quality control or weighting? What if AI is made 'human' based on social media. Or Daily Mail? 000
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This reminds me of the long ago comment by Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what's he thought about Western civilization. ₩ BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm... Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president' ₩ "that would be a good idea"bbc.co.ukTrump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president'Stock markets fall in the US, Europe and Asia as Anthropic boss Dario Amodei says AI development should be slowed "to reduce the risk that something goes seriously wrong". 111
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialMrs. G @janbellina.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It was a setup, so he didn’t technically break the law because funds were not transferred. However, it gave us the measure of the man. We need electoral reform before the next general election so that we can never again deliver a landslide victory to a party gaining less than half the votes cast. 221
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Mumbo jumbo from conventional economists. In reality the AI platforms are finding more efficient ways of turning the natural world biosphere directly into money. When that runs out AI will consume people as well. BBC News - AI boom helps drive surprise UK growth in July www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK economy sees surprise growth in July helped by AI boomThe economy expanded by 0.4%, official figures show, whereas analysts had predicted no growth. 011
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialAdrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Councillors and officers have spent huge amounts of time on reorganisation proposals, at the Government's request, time that could have gone into services instead. Today I asked the Secretary of State: will devolution mean real funding for local government, or just more upheaval? 23117
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialmidsuffolkgreen.bsky.social @midsuffolkgreen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Andrew Stringer on today's announcement from our disorganised government that the elections for a unitary council in Suffolk in May 2027 will now not be going ahead as planned. 145
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/09/2026“I’m here from the council to address your concerns about planning consent and proximity of the warehouse…” From the Private Eye archive. Issue 1664, December 2025. 820932
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Aaron Copeland, composer of Fanfare for the Common Man, would surely not want his music used by Reform & Farage. Can rights be withheld? 000
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialAdrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Climate breakdown is a national security threat. Nature loss puts our food, water, health, economy and stability at risk. The Government no longer has the luxury of time. We need urgent action and a dedicated Climate Protection Unit. We need a Number 10 for the future. 215564
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Skilled management of the process and agenda to prevent discussion of what we desperately need - a democratic voting system 010
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 01/09/2026The hottest summer on record. The worst arable harvest on record. A climate crisis already hitting communities around the world. Andy Burnham must rule out more drilling at Jackdaw and Rosebank. 8562175
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialAdrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Market towns like Bungay illustrate the problem with rural access to banking. There was a time when HSBC, Barclays, NatWest and Lloyds had a branch. Now there are none. Yet Link says it concluded that it does not meet the requirements for a banking hub. 11611
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialLeo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Pleased to see Tories are still incapable of learning the lesson that “ending the war on motorists” is not an election winning stance in London, which has the highest walking & cycling rates, lowest car ownership & best public transport of anywhere in Britain. It’s like they don’t know any of this 2021227279
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialRob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy. 26035391066
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026#bbc is routinely using a string of euphemisms which blur the reality. 'Settlers' are actually terrorists attacking Palestinian residents and stealing homes and land. BBC News - UK raises case of British activist detained by settlers in West Bank with Israel www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK raises detention of British activist with Israeli authoritiesFinn Joughin, a 22-year-old student activist, was arrested in the Palestinian village of Umm Al-Kheir. 201
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Constitutional decision-making for grownups - would it ever be allowed in England? BBC News - Iceland votes against restarting talks on joining EU www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIceland votes against restarting talks on joining EUBroadcaster RUV reports that 52.8% of voters rejected the government's proposal to resume talks. 000
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 26/08/2026POV: You got elected as a Reform councillor, but the group chat keeps getting smaller every three days. 218567
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Apparently there is a prize for anyone correctly identifying a promise Burnham does not backtrack, abandon or water down. Unfortunately. Source: The Guardian share.google/nc6Ccq78tjBN...share.googleBurnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donorsPM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour 010
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 16/08/2026We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/533647goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 001
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026bsky.app/profile/cleo... C4TV says academia to blame. NO! Media should be equally held to account. Hundreds of racist articles about Jason Arday 020
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 15/08/2026Pecksniff casts a beady eye over alleged voter intimidation by Reform activists in Clacton, plus * Farage ‘misspeaks’ over his election-night no-show * Rupert Lowe takes an axe to 25 years of legislation * Zia Yusuf gets another slap-down from Farage.... & more..eastangliabylines.co.ukPecksniff: Alleged strong-arm tactics at the polls as Farage wins ClactonIn which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life 15122
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialCleona @cleonaw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026He's won't do anything. It could have been SO simple: 1. End all new fields (Rosebank) 2. Tax fossil fuel companies 2. Organize public screenings of the National Emergency Briefing (www.nebriefing.org) in all towns, with discussions afterwards 2. Make an adaptation plan with communities & experts.nebriefing.org 262
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Derailed! Older readers may remember the 'clickety-clack' sound beloved by poets. I'm wondering if modern day continuous welded Rail may not leave space for expansion? 000
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Nigel Farage suggests the police advised him against attending the result of the Clacton by-election. Essex Police completely deny this, telling the BBC "we have a proportionate and robust policing operation to ensure the safety and security of all participants in the count" 3212545829
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 12/08/202618 June: Reform’s council leader authorises legal action. 29 June: Cabinet votes on whether it should continue. In between: questions about who decided what – and with what authority. Now the Monitoring Officer has found two breaches. Martin Cook writes.eastangliabylines.co.ukGoodbye to the rules: Reform are the masters nowSuffolk’s Reform council broke the rules twice within weeks of taking power. So why are the findings secret? 11310
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 12/08/2026Last week Zack demanded that the UK government hold an emergency COBR meeting in response to the climate emergency. The Prime Minister Andy Burnham has finally listened to this call; the PM must set out his plans for how will keep this country safe today and how he will prepare for threats to come. 831997
eastangrian.bsky.social @eastangrian.bsky.social · 11/08/2026In a polity subject to the rule of law, this is called INSIDER TRADING, and crooks are prosecuted. BBC News - More than 10 firms pay up to $100,000 a month for fast access to Truth Social posts www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrump Media: More than 10 firms pay up to $100,000 a month for fast-access data feedThe group expects the controversial service, which launched this month, to provide a new revenue stream, as it posts a quarterly loss. 022
Reposted by @eastangrian.bsky.socialLeft Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Progressive campaigners are urging Andy Burnham to implement a wealth tax, proportional representation and a media-ownership tax on offshore owners of UK newspapers @compassoffice.bsky.social @hackedoff.bsky.social @makevotesmatter.bsky.social leftfootforward.org/2026/08/camp...leftfootforward.orgCampaigners call on Andy Burnham to ‘end business as usual’ with key tax, voting and media reformsCompass has released a new report with a set of key asks for Burnham’s government 36329