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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/10/2026
If water companies cannot survive without hiking our bills, let them GO BUST and bring them into public ownership Support for this message is HUGE at Green Party conference and across the country Sign up to support our campaign to bring our water into public ownership: vist.ly/5kvdj
Image with We Own It campaigners carrying posters that say "if water companies cannot survive without raising our bills, let them go bust and take them into public ownership"
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
📢 7 DAYS TO GO - Global Day of Action for Palestine Next Saturday, protests will take place across the world to mark 3 years of Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people. Join us in London to demand Britain stops arming Israel! 📌 Victoria Embankment, London ⏲️ 12 noon
Graphic with logos of the Palestine Coalition. Global Day for Palestine. Saturday 10 october. Three years of genocide. 7 days to go. Protests so far announced in: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, colombia, croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Peru, South Africa, Spain, USA. UK demonstration: 12 noon. Victoria Embankment London.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Orr’s lectures covered by a postgrad James Orr had a postgrad cover approximately seven lectures, allegedly without the Divinity Faculty’s knowledge www.varsity.co.uk/news/32175#g...
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Orr’s lectures covered by a postgrad
James Orr had a postgrad cover approximately seven lectures, allegedly without the Divinity Faculty’s knowledge
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Skwawkbox @skwawkbox.org · 03/10/2026
FlyDubai false-flag falls apart more by the hour... www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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FlyDubai false-flag falls apart more by the hour
The funniest thing about the FlyDubai story is watching the entire internet collectively stare at it and go: Oh, this fucking bullshit again
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING Green Party calls for Thames Water and South East Water to be taken into public ownership WITHOUT COMPENSATION by Christmas Thames Water is insolvent, and South East Water has repeatedly failed to supply water to thousands of homes This is wonderful from the Greens
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Another shining moment for Reform UK Durham… Volunteers threatened with legal action for restoring parks freedomineverydaylife.org/volunteers-t...
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Volunteers threatened with legal action for restoring parks – Freedom in Everyday Life
Since 2017, volunteers from Hemp Garden Community Association have worked to transform a neglected green space into a thriving community park. Elvet Green in Durham has been transformed from a…
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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
At our recent talk, Michael Hudson explained why Banks lend money and the link to price inflation.
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libryanne.bsky.social @libryanne.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just call indigenous knowledge “innovation” … theecologist.org/2026/sep/21/...
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The Amazon does not need new masters
The world has a new way to make money from the Amazon. Indigenous peoples and traditional communities could find themselves serving a more hostile economy.
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Free social care is coming… but only if you’re over 65, government confirms after Burnham speech #Lab26 #SocialCare #Burnham www.disabilitynewsservice.com/free-social-...
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Free social care is coming… but only if you’re over 65, government confirms after Burnham speech
Andy Burnham’s announcement of free personal care as part of a new National Care Service will only apply to those over 65, and not to working-age disabled people, No 10 has confirmed, sparking shoc…
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Bob Owen @etotheipiadd1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Who is brave here, a lone woman speaking out against xenophobia or the gangs of black clad men in masks, you decide.
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I do often get the sense from new Heath ministers that they don't really understand Healthcare. They often announce schemes incredibly similar to stuff that been announced by processors, in response to on-going problems and seem surprised by well known info.
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patthepublican2 @patthepublican2.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On the positive side ... Our NHS is full of fucking heroes they are the best of us!! www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Royal College of Nursing cuts ties with Israeli drug company
Britain’s nursing union axes Teva UK as commercial partner over links to Israel’s military and corporate track record
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Jacob S. Rugh @jakerugh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Stuart's defeat was a political earthquake here in Utah. The last straw (not the only one) was his role in the Stratos hyperscale data center via MIDA, an obscure, powerful board that evokes the unchecked power of infamous historical figures like New York's Robert Moses: bsky.app/profile/jake...
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Alex Mace @alexmace.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unemployment reached its highest ever level, 11.8%, in 1984.
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Nabil Wakim @nabilwakim.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Summer 2026 was hottest on record in Western Europe, yet still no political awakening - According to the European Copernicus service, the average summer temperature reached 21.7°C, well above average. Yet European Union member states continued to invest in fossil fuels.
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Summer 2026 was hottest on record in Western Europe, yet still no political awakening
According to the European Copernicus service, the average summer temperature reached 21.7°C, well above average, and river flows dropped to their lowest levels in more than 30 years. Yet European Unio...
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You know who else said that zionism is racism? The UN. In 1975 the UN general assembly passed a resolution declaring "zionism is a form of racism & racial discrimination". The resolution was revoked in 1991 because Israel made this a condition of its participation in peace talks
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libryanne.bsky.social @libryanne.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A very pertinent view of 1920s Germany. Book review ‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrong
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 01/10/2026
Privatisation of water is a national scandal Repealing Thatcher's ban on public ownership of water is great, but it must mean bringing water into public ownership Thanks to MPs like Ian Byrne, the government is already feeling the pressure Send our NEW report to your MP: vist.ly/5j2im
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Instead of attacking destitute pensioner income why won't Labour #TaxTheRich (is it because millionaires give Labour ££££££ donations ...)
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mark Butcher is Reform UK's candidate in Claremont, Blackpool, standing tomorrow. He's seen here with a group intimidating a council worker taking flags down. A worker, just doing his job. That's him climbing the ladder. Just think how a he would treat council staff if he was a councillor.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Labour bureaucrats block motion to cancel killer-firm Palantir’s NHS contract" www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Labour bureaucrats block motion to cancel killer-firm Palantir's NHS contract
Palantir just offered a fat salary to former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson. Is it already collecting a return on its investment?
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As well as making climate targets unreachable, and creating drought ... "AI data centres are a scam. A real estate bubble, pyramid selling style, for large language model AI hyper scaling by unnecessary giant data centre" via Finola ONeill www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Nick Clegg could make £30m windfall from datacentre startup Nscale flotation
The former UK deputy prime minister is a board member of the UK-based company and owns 917,000 shares
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Why has an Israeli company been licensed to drill for Falklands oil!!! "Mr Milei’s office said that it had given Britain 2 weeks to halt work on Sea Lion, an offshore oilfield being developed by Israel’s Navitas Petroleum & England’s Rockhopper Exploration." morningstaronline.co.uk/article/arge...
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Argentina's Milei threatens Britain with legal action over Falkland's oilfields
ARGENTINA’S far-right President Javier Milei said on Monday that his government would seek international arbitration against Britain over an oil project off the disputed Falkland Islands.Mr Milei’s of...
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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is also another layer. Real suffering can still be instrumentalized. Fear of Russia has helped normalize military spending, weapons production and strategic choices that deserve scrutiny. Caring about Ukraine should never mean switching off our judgment about who benefits from the narrative.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 30/09/2026
“Andy Burnham” asked Labour delegates and MPs what he should do with Thames Water ✅99% said public ownership NOW ❌1% said hand over to US hedge funds Andy Burnham, Labour voters and members demand public ownership, not public control or regulation
A picture of a campaigner wearing an Andy Burnham mask standing between two boxes in which Labour delegates put balls to indicate  whether they want Andy Burnham to bring Thames Water into public ownership or hand it over to private hedge funds. 99% voted to bring it into public ownership.
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libryanne.bsky.social @libryanne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: 94yo arrested Jewish protester, friend of Miliband’s mum, has words for him www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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EXCLUSIVE: 94yo arrested Jewish protester, friend of Miliband's mum, has words for him
Speaking to Skwawkbox by video link, Margaret Owen reminisced about her recently-passed friend Marion - Ed Miliband's mum
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Medical sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said #Israeli soldiers shot and killed Ahmad Abu Mour while he was on Salahuddin Road in Deir al-Balah, in central #Gaza." Three Palestinians Killed in Israeli Attacks on Gaza imemc.org/article/thre... #BDS #GazaNews #Israel #News #Palestine #WorldNews
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libryanne.bsky.social @libryanne.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Labour bureaucrats block motion to cancel killer-firm Palantir’s NHS contract www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Labour bureaucrats block motion to cancel killer-firm Palantir's NHS contract
Palantir just offered a fat salary to former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson. Is it already collecting a return on its investment?
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
ABSURD: The Campaign Against Antisemitism is pressuring Wembley Arena to cancel Macklemore's Free Palestine fundraiser. This comes amid a backdrop of a new ad campaign on London transport, continuing the mockery of Ed Sheeran's inexcusable spinelessness. #wembleyarena #macklemore
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Failure of Burnham to significantly reduce UK's complicity with Israeli crimes due to "very narrow reading of international law obligations" Via @ososabio.bsky.social
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Government offers words but no concrete action on Israel's crimes, new report shows
Failure of Burnham to significantly reduce UK's complicity with Israeli crimes due to "very narrow reading of international law obligations"
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The North of Ireland is being promoted to white Britons by far-right figures using racist violence and ethnic cleansing as selling points
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Fascist head-the-balls launch Ulster Plantation 2.0
The North of Ireland is being promoted to white Britons by far-right figures using racist violence and ethnic cleansing as selling points
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pensioners arrested for Palestine Action signs while al-Qaeda subsidiary HTS has been de-proscribed and whitewashed by the UK and US Via @skwawkbox.org
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IN PICS: hundreds arrested at Palestine protest outside Labour conference
Pensioners arrested for Palestine Action signs while al-Qaeda subsidiary HTS has been de-proscribed and whitewashed by the UK and US
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These companies profit from Israel's crimes against Palestinians UK companies, JCB and Greenkote, feature on the updated list of firms benefitting from Israel's war crimes By @skwawkbox.org
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These companies profit from Israel's crimes against Palestinians
UK companies, JCB and Greenkote, feature on the updated list of firms benefitting from Israel's war crimes
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Miliband's Labour Party conference speech is a warmongering con that should fool no one Miliband spoke like anyone has been convicted, claiming that RAF Fairford is a "reminder of the threats our country faces". Rubbish. By @skwawkbox.org
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Miliband's weasel speech is a warmongering con that should fool no one
Miliband spoke like anyone has been convicted, claiming that RAF Fairford is a "reminder of the threats our country faces". Rubbish.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Labour's Fairford narrative collapses in farce as 'terrorists' promptly bailed Fairford Five bailed. Definitely not something that happens for people arrested for actual terrorism - or sign-holding vicars, either
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Labour's Fairford narrative collapses in farce as 'terrorists' promptly bailed
Fairford Five bailed. Definitely not something that happens for people arrested for actual terrorism - or sign-holding vicars, either
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The iPhone - a good product that people like and want, and are willing to pay a lot of money for - makes about 200 billion per year.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second. TW infrastructure has average age of 79 years. Industry average is 56 years. 40% of TW assets are over 100 years old. Profits siphoned-off, investment neglected, execs rewarded, customers fleeced
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Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’
Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without water
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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 29/09/2026
This summer didn't just break records for extreme heat, the amount of work required of London's emergency services also set new records. In the latest episode of our podcast, deputy mayor of London, Mete Coban, explains why this should be an alarm bell for action on adaptation.
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libryanne.bsky.social @libryanne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Monster fishing vessels are hoovering up whole ecosystems in UK waters that are supposed to be protected. I just signed a petition calling on the new government to save our seas from destructive fishing, by banning supertrawlers in UK Marine Protected Areas. Will you join me?
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libryanne.bsky.social @libryanne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
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Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sunak built Teesside's freeport, £560m public spend, 20-30 jobs, two men took the rest. Starmer promised an audit, Rayner shelved. Burnham inherits the programme having built Manchester's version himself. Three PMs, one mechanism. substack.com/@europeanpow...
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EuropeanPowell (@europeanpowell)
Rishi Sunak built Teesside as a freeport, handed two men with no investment a 90% stake in Teesworks Ltd, and it produced £560 million in public spending against 20 to 30 permanent jobs. Under Keir ...
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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Deed and the Zone: How Trump came to "own" Gaza europeanpowell.substack.com/p/the-deed-a...
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The Deed and the Zone: How Trump came to "own" Gaza
How a decade of freeport paperwork explains the resolution that gave Gaza away
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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
WARNING⚠️ Burnham is running for PM on the Manchester Model. Before the country decides, it should know what that model did with £600m of public money. 🧵
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨NYPD ARRESTS Susan Sarandon. "That's Susan Sarandon there." - @jordanchariton.bsky.social reacts to NYPD Arresting her at an anti-Netanyahu protest outside the United Nations in NYC
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Ken Oh ☄️☄️ @revenge-of-ken-oh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Still peddling the old ‘defensive‘ bombs bollocks for the benefit of dimwitted centrists I see
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 24/09/2026
How UK universities briefed BAE Systems on pro-Palestine campus protests aje.news/1l3a46
How UK universities briefed BAE Systems on pro-Palestine campus protests
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Major government workplace health review ‘has kept disabled people’s organisations firmly on the outside’ #DWP #KeepBritainWorking #Mayfield @inclusionlondon.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social @campaignfdj.bsky.social www.disabilitynewsservice.com/major-govern...
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Major government workplace health review ‘has kept disabled people’s organisations firmly on the outside’
Disabled people’s organisations have been kept “firmly on the outside” of a key government programme to improve workplace health, raising fresh questions about ministers’ commitment to co-producing…
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Cutting PIP would only increase pressure on other services, MPs warn minister #PIP #DWP #TimmsReview www.disabilitynewsservice.com/cutting-pip-...
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Cutting PIP would only increase pressure on other services, MPs warn minister
A cross-party committee of MPs has warned the government against using the Timms Review to cut disabled people’s access to personal independence payment (PIP), which it said would only increase pre…
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good luck to the Hampshire police. Requiring those present to be identifiable could be one key to deterring disorder
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For less than whatever PR company is charging to advise Newcastle University, I will advise them not to do this On the plus side, a delightfully bonkers move and an excuse to show pictures of That Wedding again www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Backlash as Indian oil heir made professor of sustainability by Newcastle University
Role for Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest person, who also runs a controversial mega-zoo, met with incredulity
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