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Neil Channing

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@senseichanning at that other place. Professional Gambler. Can be found at www.bettingemporium.com and on Racing TV. I'm also the helping hand on the Bet the House podcast so please give it a go.

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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Stand by what I said in July on #PoliticsLive on the triple lock. It's affordable, justifiable, and there are much better targets for saving money (even on pensions) than modifying the triple lock
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham announces end of triple-lock on the state pension from 2030. It will be replaced by double-lock, slower growth in state pension. Full state pension is already less than 50%of the minimum wage. Poverty awaits future retirees. £500bn of taxes not collected by HMRC since 2010.
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Chris Fry @chris7ben1.wsocial.eu · 27/09/2026
Let's change politics again and change people's lives for the better. Please, if you are able to, donate to get my friend and colleague Zack Polanksi elected to Parliament. Hannah Spencer
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Let's get our sixth Green MP elected - Green Party
We have a chance to elect our 6th MP - London's first Green MP, Zack Polanski! But we raise over £200k by 8 October. Will you help us?
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War on Want @waronwant.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today, at the Labour Party Conference, we joined climate justice organisations and campaigners to demand the UK government says no to Rosebank oil field. Rosebank won’t lower energy bills or deliver secure jobs. Prime Minister Andy Burnham must #StopRosebank now.
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Momentum @peoplesmomentum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
After years of campaigning, organising and marching for Palestine, Ed Miliband saying “you were right” matters. Now the Government must match those words with action: an end to complicity, sanctions on Israel and a ban on all arms sales.
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Politics Theory Other @poltheoryother.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Join us at Labour conference for a conversation about how to get some liberal genocidaires into power.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Israel wiped Gaza from the face of the earth.  Everyone knew exactly what they were doing!  A crime more confessed to as it happened than any other in history. A crime more documented as it happened than any other in history. There are no excuses. None at all
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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There is a genuine incomprehension amongst many journalists and politicians that anyone might care sincerely about Palestinians or seriously object to their indiscriminate slaughter. The natural human response to this genocide is something they simply cannot understand.
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As UK borrowing costs rise, putting pressure on the Chancellor, our latest podcast guest says there IS an alternative. Listen now to @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social 🎧 pod.fo/e/63fac8 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQhf...
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The UK "Is A Hostage To The Bankers"
YouTube video by Byline Times TV
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Why Ownership Matters ... A tidied version of the speech I gave at #TUC26 Arise fringe, ‘For an Irreversible Shift in the Balance of Power and Wealth’ Now on @labour-hub.bsky.social labourhub.org.uk/2026/09/18/w...
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Why ownership matters
A speech by Andrew Fisher at the Arise fringe meeting at TUC Congress, ‘For an Irreversible Shift in the Balance of Power and Wealth’ There have been two Governments in Britain that set out to deli…
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 03/09/2026
Zeteo contributor @naomiaklein.bsky.social is now on Substack! In a conversation with @rokhanna.bsky.social, she asked him how to avoid a repeat of the Sanders-Warren rift that split the progressive vote, if he and AOC both run in 2028. Watch the interview: naomiklein.substack.com/p/talking-mi...
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Political Gambler @paulmotty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Betting markets are swinging hard to the Democrats. My latest for @gamblingcom.bsky.social analyses the state of play in the US midterm elections. www.gambling.com/uk/news/us-m...
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US Midterm Election Odds 2026: Markets Swing Hard To The Democrats
With primary season over, we are now deep into the general election campaign....
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Ealing Green Party @ealing.greenparty.org.uk · 24/09/2026
Cllr Husam Alharahsheh, a Green Party councillor for South Acton, writes about Ealing’s growth, the future of its green spaces and why he believes development and investment must be balanced with stronger environmental protection. @ealingnews.bsky.social www.ealing.news/news/opinion...
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Opinion: Can the Queen of the suburbs keep her crown? Ealing deserves better - EALING.NEWS - The Voice of Ealing's 7 towns - Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall.
Councillor Husam Alharahsheh is a Green Party councillor for South Acton. He writes about Ealing’s growth, the future of its green spaces and why he believes development and investment in the borough ...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We're having the best time in Holborn & St Pancras! The opportunity to win and push the Government on housing costs, tackling the climate crisis and for international justice. And so much more. We can't stop now. This is it. Sign up for the final 12 days below 👇🏽
Huge crowd smiling at the camera Zack greeting a resident on her doorstepZack walking with Faiza and her absolutely cutie of a child!Zack with the Southampton Greens
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As you know, I have a problem with the whole armageddon/golden city narrative arc so I decided to have a word with god and Jesus about it. They were awfully defensive! @astra.bsky.social @thegodshow.com
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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
REVEALED: Uber is taking a greater share of ride revenue at the expense of drivers since introducing an opaque AI-led pay policy. New research into ‘dynamic pay’ policy, found the company now takes up to 45% offares. 🔗 www.etuc.org/en/pressrelease/uber-drivers-losing-45-fares-under-dynamic-pay
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pauline kael bot @paulinekaelbot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
CABARET demonstrates that when you revolt against the the organic OKLAHOMA! conception of musicals you can create a new organic whole by style and imagination—if you have enough faith in the audience to do it right. (1972)
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dpcleary @dpcleary.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title. Two jobbing musicians head south to a trade convention in Florida.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Financial Times moans about modest trade union reforms, workers rights. Most of the EU has worker-elected directors on boards of large companies. FT silence on low wages, fire and rehire, worker insecurity, undeserved exec pay. Only unions can negotiate with powerful companies. archive.ph/lbOyk
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Britain’s union reforms are a risk to business dynamism
Labour’s expansion of workers’ rights adds to pressures on the private sector
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What a waste of space
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Steve Howell @stethohow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is not a legitimate administration.
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Simon Nott @simonnott.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Who’s afraid of the bagmen? My latest blog for @teammatchbook.bsky.social www.simonnott.co.uk/blog-racing/...
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Who's Afraid Of The Bag-Man?
A blog on bagmen and the return of super lively money to the betting,
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Ann Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Brian Eno is impressive here with his sound, reasoned analysis of the Robert Kraft/Ed Sheeran/Palestinian crisis.. A must-listen. youtube.com/watch?v=L4fO...
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Legendary music producer Brian Eno on Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and Robert Kraft.
YouTube video by Frank Barat
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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This piece by the incomparable Moe Tkacik digs into the political economy of the Macklemore/Sheeran standoff and the money and business relations flowing behind the scenes: prospect.org/2026/09/19/m...
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Macklemore vs. Everybody - The American Prospect
The wokest rapper took on the NFL’s plutocratic ownership, the Israel lobby, and the Live Nation ‘flywheel’—and won.
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Max Rushden @maxrushden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A (hopefully reasonable) bit on the influencer dog in the women’s Champions League studio. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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My bad TV history qualifies me to discuss Disney’s women’s football coverage | Max Rushden
A golden retriever and a game of guess the pasta were unusual inclusions for a Women’s Champions League show on Disney+ – but I understand how the producers arrived there
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Tom @tomvictor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
easy solution to this, only allow people to drink aged whisky that costs £10-20 a measure and doesn't even look that good when it's performatively thrown up into the air
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Andy Burnham has plunged the plan for a third runway at Heathrow into doubt by privately telling MPs he has always opposed the project, and the new prime minister is said to be “open minded” about whether it should go ahead. www.ft.com/content/0206...
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Burnham’s opposition to Heathrow expansion puts third runway in doubt
New prime minister has been a longstanding critic of the project
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Phil Free @philfree.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“These deaths are, of course, preventable. But preventing them takes political will & cash. The worst effects of climate breakdown are setting in just as the West decided to cut off aid to poor countries.” - @graceblakeley.substack.com graceblakeley.substack.com/p/this-el-ni...
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This El Niño is a preview of climate apartheid
450,000 are projected to die in the coming months - most in the global South; plus how the Iran war is exacerbating the affordability crisis; and how the German left can beat the far right.
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Patrick Barkham @patrickbarkham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Gorgeous visit to the sunny Lincolnshire coast yesterday to see the latest golf course given back to nature. Credit to @nationaltrust.org.uk for being brave. This is nature as human regen too – fantastic new green infrastructure for Mablethorpe and Sutton-on-Sea. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Skylarks and sandwich terns among new birdies on reserve created from ‘boring old golf course’
National Trust has transformed Sandilands in Lincolnshire into a nature reserve with wetlands and wading pools
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Alastair Harper @alastairharper.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thomas Edison in 1910. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves on this net zero business, lads
Someday some fellow will invent a way of concentrating and storing sunshine to use instead of this old, absurd Prometheus scheme of fire.
I'll do the trick myself if someone doesn't get at it....
This scheme of combustion in order to get power makes me sick to think of—it is so wasteful.... We should utilize natural forces and thus get all of our power. Sunshine is a form of energy, and the winds and the tides are manifestations of energy. Do we use them? Oh no; we burn up wood and coal, as renters burn up the front fence for fuel.
We live like squatters, not as if we owned the property. There must surely come a time when heat and power will be stored in unlimited quantities in every community, all gathered by natural forces. Electricity ought to be as cheap as oxygen, for it cannot be destroyed.
Now, I am not sure but that my new storage battery is the thing. 167
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Paddy Power founder accuses Betfred billionaire of ‘scaremongering’ over tax rises. Scaremongering is used to squeeze concessions from govt. The industry should not be allowed to book profits offshore. Need higher taxes, the industry does not bear the social cost of profits. archive.ph/3ZCmq
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Paddy Power founder accuses Betfred billionaire of ‘scaremongering’ over tax rises
Stewart Kenny hits back at warnings over UK job losses, saying he used ‘the same script’ when he was in the industry
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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can't see this lasting past the first corner in a heated derby. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Andy Burnham signals he may lift ban on alcohol in football stands
Prime minister says measure is discriminatory when fans of other sports are not similarly restricted
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Greg Wood @gregwood.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is fascinating (and sad). Often noticed the Helch on a bridge over the M3 near the M25 jct, had no idea they were all over the place. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Prolific UK graffiti artist Helch dies
Artist rose to prominence in 2018 by painting his eponymous tag in public spots across southern England
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pauline kael bot @paulinekaelbot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
[DINER] Some twenty-six records are heard during the movie...but I was so caught up in the characters that I barely registered what was playing when. That may be an indication of the kind of talent Barry Levinson has. (1982)
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It appals me on a daily basis the cascade of unsubstantiated nonsense that is published or broadcast about social security without any evidence. Today's example: some think-tank called Re-state saying there are "soaring numbers of NEETs" The proportion of NEET youngsters is below the 25-yr average
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn. Brexit, Trump tariffs/wars and deindustrialization add to woes. Exports to the EU fall, cheaper imports control inflation but reduce food security. Must support local production, rejoin EU.
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UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn
Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security
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David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Whilst this system is very much not working for the majority of people, for the small minority who govern this system, it absolutely is working. So all of thethings that make us think of chaos and catastrophe and apocalypse are creating profits for those at the top." @graceblakeley.substack.com
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
'How on earth can the government renew Palantir's contract with the NHS?' @goodlawproject.org's Duncan McCann speaks at #PJPconf26. Join us: thecorbynproject.com/action
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Around 40% of the world's dirty money, proceeds of corruption and crime, is laundered through the UK, its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories. Successive govts promise new laws and enforcement but they make little impact. Why do govts continue to fail? Watch the Minister's reply.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 24/09/2026
“I would be a voice that speaks up on so many of the issues that I know young people care about.” Zack Polanski on what he would do for young people if elected as the MP for Holborn and St Pancras.
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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Where they going? The UK has been the centre of global banking for basically 500 years. Where they going? Wall street? The place they need to generate the fees they live off & the money they spend to keep the tax man at bay? Society has privatised money & now money is threatening society.
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BethU @beth-u.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Banks have had £100bn in subsidies in last 3 years. Hear politicians shouting about cutting welfare bill but never hear about cutting subsidies to many private enterprises.
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pauline kael bot @paulinekaelbot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
[THE CONVERSATION] Gene Hackman is a superlative actor, but his peculiarity, his limitation, like Ralph Richardson's when he was younger, is his quality of anonymity: just what is right for this role. (1974)
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Tribune @tribunemagazine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Gloria Steinem is remembered as either an icon of feminism or a traitor to the movement. But her strange blend of liberalism and radicalism reflects the tensions of the Second Wave itself.
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Agent of Feminism
Gloria Steinem is remembered as either an icon of feminism or a traitor to the movement. But her strange blend of liberalism and radicalism reflects the tensions of the Second Wave itself.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
AI could cause global economic downturn, says Bank of England Governor. AI stock overvalued Weak cyber defences Tech companies overvalued Shadow banks unregulated. Deregulation mania: Lower bank/insurance capital buffers Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. What could go wrong?
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AI could cause global economic downturn, Andrew Bailey warns G20
The governor of the Bank of England warned of AI's “volatility” caused by energy shocks from the US-Iran war.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Holding Govts to Ransom. Global banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from London. None complained about bailouts, £100bn UK subsidy in last 3 years. Banks profiteering, higher interest rates/charges, measley return to savers, speculation on price of energy/food. archive.ph/gQKNT
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Global banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from London
Chancellor John Healey is looking for revenues in next month’s Budget to compensate for hit from higher borrowing costs due to Iran war
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ed Miliband will appoint a new special representative for climate security, as well as a new ministerial taskforce on “the national security and resilience risks of a changing climate and nature loss” - excellent to see Now release the full JIC report publicly! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Steve Hyndside @stevehyndside.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Heathrow third runway is “betrayal of climate commitments, betrayal of communities breathing polluted air, and betrayal of our children’s future" says @zackpolanski.bsky.social www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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Polanski slams Heathrow third runway 'great betrayal' as Holborn by-election hots up
Green leader says new runway is “betrayal of climate commitments, betrayal of communities breathing polluted air, and betrayal of our children’s future’
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James Butler @piercepenniless.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Making noise about job decimation in TV - and culture industry elsewhere - would interfere with Lisa Nandy's lie-in.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
With big thanks to @doctorofmusic.bsky.social, here's my discussion today with Lord Jackson about North Sea oil and gas. Tape your jaw to your face before watching. Really.
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