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Nico Thæccan

@nicothaecan.bsky.social
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Grandfather, husband, despiser of SUV's and (almost all) Tories. Ik ❤️ Zitterd en Echte Bakkers Speculaas.

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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 17h
"Millionaires and billionaires aren't paying their fair share. I'm one of them and I'm calling it out. A nurse doesn't get to decide if she pays her taxes, why do millionaires and billionaires get to decide what tax rate they're gonna pay?" PMUK's Kristina has a message for the PM #TaxTheSuperRich
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 29/09/2026
A video falsely claiming to show a long queue of Muslim women waiting to sign up for free childcare has been liked thousands of times on social media. But the clip actually shows the women waiting in line for a modest clothing sale in Amsterdam.
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Video shows Muslim women queuing for a clothing sale, not free childcare – Full Fact
The video has been widely shared on social media alongside the false claim that it shows women in headscarves lining up to enroll their children into free public daycare.
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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They’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our response to Andy Burnham's Labour Party Conference speech 💬 #TaxTheSuperRich
We welcome the Prime Minister's vision to bring hope back to our country and communities.
And we repeat our longstanding message: we're ready to play our part by paying our fair share, so Britain gets the investment it needs to make that vision a reality. 
This country helped to build our success. So millionaires like us must be taxed more. It's our turn to step up first and help build a better future for everyone.
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 28/09/2026
‘What underlies the sense of affront is the assumption that the “people of England” are, as it were, a settled question, that the days of large-scale movements belong to the past, or ought to.’ Ferdinand Mount on immigration and emigration in the English imagination. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Ferdinand Mount · Modest and Misunderstood: Wretched Strangers
In the great immigration panics of today, sympathy is focused on the home team. We are the ones who are being hurt. It...
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
OpenAI agent breached Australian government site, took months to report it. www.malwarebytes.com/blog/ai/2026...
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OpenAI agent breached Australian government site, took months to report it
The agent was looking for public Medicare spending data. It found a way into non-public files instead. What do we need to change to stop this from happening?
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 29/09/2026
Viral posts claim Japan has passed ‘anti-Islam laws’ banning halal food, mosques, burqas and prayer calls. This is false. Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom. Here's what we found 👇
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No, Japan has not introduced 'anti-Islam' laws – Full Fact
Viral posts claim Japan has banned halal food, mosques, burqas and the call to prayer. This is false. No such laws exist, and Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
No climate emergency in North Northants, says council. www.nnjournal.co.uk/p/no-climate...
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No climate emergency in North Northants, says council
The Reform UK administration votes to rescind the climate emergency declaration made by North Northamptonshire Council five years ago
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I can still remember the elation I felt a decade ago when Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson were leading Labour. Here at last was a party going back to its roots, a true party for and of the people. Ten years later and Tom Watson goes to work for Palantir. I give up. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 22/09/2026
Well, that didn’t take long. Minutes after our investigation into “Big Time Charlie” went live, the account disappeared from X.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 22/09/2026
NEW: For months, an account called "Big Time Charlie" has been building a database of charity/aid workers and others it brands "traitors". Our investigation shows he is an activist and has donated thousands to Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/22/m...
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Meet Big Time Charlie: The Restore Britain activist harassing the progressive sector – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate exposes “Big Time Charlie”, the man behind a recent campaign of online harassment against progressive charities, campaigners and others he considers “traitors”....
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For years I've been told that aviation emissions are negligible, so don't worry your little head about them. But I've kept pointing out that there are - and will be - no good technical solutions, and they'll keep growing. Now we know just how big the problem is. www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
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CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ - Carbon Brief
Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 14/09/2026
Over the weekend, Nigel Farage bagged donations from the crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne totalling £72m. That’s more than three times the total they raised in the whole of last year.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 14/09/2026
Tax the rich. Not a radical concept. Just a popular one.
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Peers are set to pick up the baton on the long-running campaign to cap political donations. Julia made the case for action on Big Money in politics: a cap has to apply to all individuals, so our politics can serve the British people, not individual mega donors.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda)
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
One billionaire allegedly packs his bags and suddenly it's "tax exodus" panic. Our member @stephenstroud.bsky.social went on Times Radio to set the record straight.
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"I was there for the Daphne Caruana Galizia verdict. It was like hearing a court rule the Earth is flat". www.thenerve.news/p/daphne-car...
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I was there for the Daphne Caruana Galizia verdict. It was like hearing a court rule the Earth is flat
Stephen Grey, who spent years investigating the tycoon accused of masterminding the journalist’s murder, says his outrageous acquittal has left a grieving family without justice – and yet still not wi...
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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The RNLI volunteer has told us that donations usually run at £20,000 per day. Currently running at £100,000 per day! Bloody brilliant!
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Peter Lipman @peterlipman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
UK aviation emissions to be 50% higher than thought by 2050, government admits www.carbonbrief.org/uk-aviation-...
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UK aviation emissions to be 50% higher than thought by 2050, government admits - Carbon Brief
The Labour government has signalled its support for a contentious third runway at Heathrow airport, with a final planning decision expected by 2029.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 11/09/2026
Do you work in the NHS? Have you got a tip-off about Palantir? Tell us - more info below ⬇️💥 palantirwhistleblowing.goodlawproje…
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Blow the whistle on Palantir in the NHS - Blow the whistle on Palantir in the NHS
Any information you share with us through this website will be handled sensitively, in the public interest, and with the maximum care for your security.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The UK government ceasing automatically to support almost anything the government of Israel does is a major shift. The next step should be to rescind the ban on #PalestineAction, to stop treating protesters as terrorists, and to acknowledge that those seeking to disrupt a genocide may have a point.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
That's because us woke lefties are, for the most part, non-violent. No problem taking on an 80 year old grannie. Masked right-wing thugs looking for trouble, and who are likely to smack you round the head with a baseball bat are a different proposition. I know which one I'd rather take on.
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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 06/09/2026
Contrast the police statements about the Dover blockade yesterday with the Just Stop Oil protests in 2022
No arrests made during Dover protest, Kent Police says
published at 13:34 5 September
13:34 5 September
Kent Police has issued a statement following the disruption in Dover earlier today.
It says officers "responded to a spontaneous protest" during Saturday morning, adding "no arrests were made".
"Traffic is flowing normally, and all involved had dispersed by midday," it addsThe Met Police said 35 people had been arrested in response to the disruption.
Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said the action was "criminality", not protest, and pledged to bring those involved to justice as quickly as possible.
"This was a very significant and co-ordinated effort to cause massive disruption to the entirety of the M25," he added.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
BREAKING 84yo Reverend Sue Parfitt’s home was raided by police today. She had taken part in a peaceful protest on Wednesday with @just-stopoil.bsky.social outside Westminster, calling on Andy Burnham to refuse to reopen new oil & gas licenses in the North Sea. (Footage from a 2025 arrest)
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I am endlessly thankful to Just Stop Oil for taking to the streets again today But it's not easy seeing such good, generous-hearted and courageous people being handcuffed and taken away, many possibly to long jail sentences It shouldn't have to be this way
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Net migration is at its lowest level, outside of the pandemic, for fourteen years, small boat numbers are collapsing and yet you still can't move for 'migrant crisis' stories in the British media
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Charisma, cruelty, greed: John Sweeney on the ‘dark genius’ of Nigel Farage". www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
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Charisma, cruelty, greed: John Sweeney on the ‘dark genius’ of Nigel Farage
In an exclusive extract from his new book, the Nerve’s Reform correspondent explores the career of ‘a leader who never seems to suffer the consequences of his actions’ – and asks if he should ever be allowed near power
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 01/09/2026
“Dry day spills will almost always be deliberate and illegal, otherwise there would be non-stop raw sewage spilling from pipes. This level of criminality shows that water companies do not believe they, or the government, will ever do anything meaningful to stop them.” bit.ly/4xBSQ8M
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Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It is always the same betrayal: the public interest is sacrificed for the sake of immensely wealthy people. And Andy Burnham has already gone and done it. My column on how Burnham needs to defy the ultra-rich if he's not to follow Starmer out of the door. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot
Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hugely wishful thinking If emissions peak by 2040 and fall rapidly, research shows we might get away with 'just' a reprise of the Pliocene ~ 3C higher temperatures and sea level eventually 15 - 25m higher If they don't, it will be worse - much worse www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 31/08/2026
America's 100 largest low-wage corporations paid their CEOs an average of $17.5 million last year, while their workers averaged just $36,571. That's a pay ratio of 614 to 1.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
They want to rape 35,000 acres of some of Ireland's richest remaining ecosystems, utterly *jam packed* with biodiversity, spawning grounds for fish, massive carbon stores, vital coastal storm protection. The whole country must rise up against this criminal plan. www.thejournal.ie/investigates...
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Who's behind the seaweed harvesting applications covering over 14,000 hectares of Ireland's coastline?
Four companies are seeking to harvest almost 51,000 wet tonnes of seaweed a year from Ireland’s coast.
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Sycamore at Eltham Palace & Gardens, the Kingdom of Kent Some will say it’s in London, but us Kentish Rebels do not accept the subjugation of our people 😡
Massive tree and palace
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
1. A few years ago, people like me were widely attacked in the media for “declinism”. How could we fail to see that we were heading into a capitalist utopia, in which everything would keep getting better? This is a thread about what we could see that our critics could not. 🧵
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Officially, the water industry in England is regulated. Practically, it's unregulated. There's no difference between what it does under the eye of the Environment Agency and what it would do if the EA did not exist. The EA is completely useless, by design. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Even with a wealth tax, millionaires like us will still be richer at the end of the year than we were at the start. PMUK's @stephenstroud.bsky.social explains why a 2% tax on wealth over £10m is fair, common sense and needed. Watch the full report on inequality via @deutschewelle.dw.com on YouTube
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The PM says he wants public control of water, but water companies are still spilling sewage and hiking up our bills. Add your name to make sure Burnham keeps his word. water-rip-off.goodlawproject.org/s/AvlgZH
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Stop the water industry rip-off
The PM says he wants public control of water, but water companies are still spilling sewage and hiking up our bills. Add your name.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Amazing mural in Southend. Artist still working on it in bottom left of pic.
A massive mural of Sir David Attenborough on the seafront in Southend.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 28/08/2026
The government must put the brakes on. Data centres should not be given priority for water and electricity over communities.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
When I saw this on a wheel cover, I thought it was a spoof. But the Chelsea Truck Co is real. It trades in "iconic urban 4x4s". "Iconic" seems to mean huge. What the hell is an "urban 4x4"? What's it for, apart from driving over pedestrians and cyclists? Why is it legal? www.chelseatruckcompany.com
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Bespoke Defenders to G-Wagons & Alloy Wheels | Chelsea Truck Company
Chelsea Truck Company creates bespoke, handcrafted automotive design for Defenders, G-Wagons, Jeeps and luxury vehicles. Discover custom interiors, body kits, alloy wheels and exclusive styling packag...
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 28/08/2026
It's time to put the brakes on data centres. Here's how: ❌ End the blanket 'critical infrastructure' designation. 💧 Highest environmental and community standards for all new data centres. 📋 Create a comprehensive national strategy.
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
So if I read this right, here's a company that can pay an $18bn claim settlement and yet isn't bankrupt! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Meta to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children
The deal has been reached during a California federal court trial over claims brought by US states.
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Only legislation will force business to flex and innovate in a better direction", argues Guy Singh-Watson wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/opinion/news...
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News from the farm: Peat, EVs, capitalism and governance
Only legislation will force business to flex and innovate in a better direction, argues Guy Singh-Watson…
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Nico Thæccan @nicothaecan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Yet another scandal to add to the list where money triumphs over people, and where a government that's supposed to look after the people just shrug their shoulders. We all have potentially cancer inducing PCB's in our bodies. Yes, even those money grabbing bastards. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Buried with Michael Sheen
What is the truth lying beneath our feet? Michael Sheen uncovers claims of conspiracy, complicity and denial over alleged toxic 'forever chemical' contamination in South Wales.
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
PMUK's @stephenstroud.bsky.social spoke to @deutschewelle.dw.com about the scale of inequality in the UK — and why taxing wealth properly is essential to tackling it. Watch the full story on YouTube youtu.pulse.ly/9taqgfwxvq
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
On this #PoisonedPlanet we need water companies acting for the public good, not private profit. The case for bringing them back into public control has never been stronger. The #Privatisation disaster has to end #PFAS #PublicHealth
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‘Forever chemicals’ surge during pilot of Thames Water plan to combat drought
Exclusive: utility company wants to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from Thames and replace it with treated effluent
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