Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialMike @mikem51.bsky.social · 21hGreat idea, should be copied urgently by the UK. 04024
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialTim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 07/10/2026AI Lessons from your affectionate uncle, SCREWTAPE as.ft.com/r/22fd925a-3...as.ft.comHow AI tempts the lazy mindThe real risk of generative artificial intelligence is not that we will trust it completely, but that we will stop caring enough to check 66531
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialJudah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Simply put, across the US and UK, university administrators, their management consultants and their funders no longer consider the arts and humanities worthy of being studied, taught and transmitted. Their vision of human society is anti-humanist. No wonder the kids are at the barricades. 518073
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialBrexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"A vast system of swirling currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) carries warm tropical waters north, preventing Europe from freezing. But climate change is now threatening to disrupt this long-stable motor." 22818
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialDavid Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Letter printed in The Times today 8591240
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times) 831886690
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialSpooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Our water companies have been dumping raw sewage into the rivers and seas, and what will the Conservative party propose today? Abolishing the Environment Agency who try to enforce environmental protection measures against polluters. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandShadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth 43818
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 03/10/2026What would Andy Burnham actually do to the pension triple lock? Not abolish it. His proposal would change how pensions rise from 2030, while using long-term savings to help fund social care. Here are seven things you need to know ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukSeven things you need to know about Burnham’s plan for pensionersAndy Burnham has radical plans. But he is not ‘abolishing’ the triple lock on state pensions. What are the facts? 45419
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Full marks to Bobby J for not bothering to mention that this was entirely due to being given £45 million from the Labour government and told to do it. Even a Reform council couldn't fuck that up. 521366448
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialBrexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Dear Suella Braverman, Here are the criteria the Nazis used for people to be considered "German". You are now using similar fascist criteria to define those who can be considered "English". 57835
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialSimon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026File this under shocking but not surprising 08424
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This included “erasing records or making them inaccessible, which reduced the ability of third-party auditors and researchers to scrutinise OpenAI’s actions.” 284
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 01/10/2026OpenAI’s data hacking worse than previously known and also tried to cover up the hacks ““Asymmetric Security, a digital forensics company, found OpenAI’s models pulled data from 55 websites belonging to businesses, non-profits and government agencies” & medical clinics www.ft.com/content/1150...ft.comOpenAI’s agents obscured hacking activity in government site breachesNew findings by Asymmetric Security provide further evidence of novel tactics AI tools use to conduct hacks 23227
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 01/10/2026Bad news, everyone - Brexit has apparently caused the entire United Kingdom to detach from Europe and drift several thousand miles west. We are now slowly approaching Newfoundland. Can someone please let Eurostar now there might be some issues. 2621490284
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialLaura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Pol Ed Nick Watt: Looks like Andy Burnham going for something akin to the Australian system on the state pension, according to this IFS note from earlier this month. No automatic annual link with earnings but a link maintained over time. 042
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialLAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026 6175222284
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialSteve Cornforth @stevecornforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is a huge shadow over Burnham's effort to make #Labour look reasonable. Mass arrests for wearing T Shirts and carrying placards... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMore than 50 Palestine Action support rally protesters arrestedMore than 250 protesters sat outside Labour's party conference in Liverpool to support the banned group. 41623290
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Someone from Reform & their shrill harridan who live as tax free exiles in Dubai have been entertained by the wife of a former minister of state of a country hostile to the UK and he failed to declare it to Parliament he's elected to sit in? You couldn’t make this up" via We loathe Reform UK Ltd 61914518
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 28/09/2026 8686205
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If only we'd had someone like Chis Philp in government for fourteen years, including being Minister for Immigration... 641150286
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none. 23132721209
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/09/2026🚨Broadcasters are required to present news impartially, without political bias. Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action. ⬇️ bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-… 38705385
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Sure. Brexit meant we huffed out of our agreements on managing the flow of asylum seekers. The boats symbolise “taking back control” by going it alone. But it’s only a “crisis” because politicians and media choose to blame immigrants for their own failures. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukBurnham blames Brexit for small boats crisis - but rules out early general electionBurnham lamented a ‘loss of collaboration with neighbours’ following Brexit but has ‘knocked dead’ the idea of an early election before 2029 59812235
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This chart published by the Economics Laboratory, shows that the UK social spending is 23% of GDP, covers NHS, social security and support services. It is a useful rebutal to neoliberals calling for cuts to the NHS, state pension and other benefits. www.linkedin.com/posts/charto... 14388246
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialBluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026 491283600
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialRachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Can anyone explain to me why this article doesn't mention anywhere that small boat crossings are down 42% from last year? That doesn't mean it's not an issue 781 people arrived in one day. But it seems like the sort of context a reputable news source might mention www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNo 'switch' to stop small boats, Lucy Powell tells BBCLabour's deputy leader was speaking to BBC local radio ahead of the party's annual conference 26429115
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Note that arrested far right rioters have been found to have a much greater than average number of convictions for violent offences, including domestic violence meme via We Demand UK 321562510
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 24/09/2026A senator in Vermont has noticed who is buying Reform. Why have so few British front pages? 30839337
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026TALARICO: “The richest 1% now owns more wealth than the entire middle class. 3 dudes (Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos) now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined… they aren’t just buying yachts and jets anymore. They’re now buying power.” 🇺🇸 (From @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social ) 12247301815
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialopendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · 23/09/2026Palantir and the Art of Tax Avoidance... Listen to or watch the latest episode of the In Solidarity podcast now. 🎧 www.opendemocracy.net/exposing-pal... #palantir #peterthiel #bigtech #taxes #economics 097
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialSteven Fielding @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Why only be concerned about hostile states when it’s often hostile non-state actors like Elon Musk who provoke the most destructive narratives? 🤫 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comNew UK agency to fight ‘information warfare’ from likes of Russia, Burnham tells UNPM aims to ‘stem poisonous tide’ of disinformation and deepfakes with National Centre for Information Defence 44511
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026NEW | I’m not surprised, but I am livid. BBC NEWS, ‘DANNY TOMMO’ AND THE DINGHY ATTACK THAT DISAPPEARED While the rest of the media – even the very worst parts – report on Daniel Thomas’ actions, BBC News fails to give its audience the facts. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/bbc-news-d...brokenbottleboy.substack.comBBC News, ‘Danny Tommo’ and the dinghy attack that disappearedWhile the rest of the media – even the very worst parts – report on Daniel Thomas’ actions, BBC News fails to give its audience the facts. 72972426
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialChris Cook @chriscook.news · 21/09/2026A big new story from us: a big new leak means that we can put numbers on the scale of A7 -- the Kremlin's huge money-laundering machine. $6.9bn laundered through the international banking system via SWIFT, with $1.1bn sent to StanChart alone. www.ft.com/content/3848...ft.comKremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banksFT finds thousands of Russian payments handled by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international groups in vast leak from inside fintech A7 5288172
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialWillard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I think it's absolutely mad that today there's a *national news story* about 400 oil platform workers losing their jobs, and the government being blamed. 25% of the UK TV industry lost their jobs in the last 4 years and we never hear a peep about it! Some jobs are 'real jobs' I guess. 641821419
the-truth-seeker.bsky.social @the-truth-seeker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Delighted to see the majority of people still have their humanity and recognise what a fabulous job the brave RNLI team do. 000
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026So, £72million from crypto billionaires to get Reform “ready for government”. Absolutely no chance. They have over 300 candidates to find and this is their track record… They attract total liabilities and Reform is too racist, corrupt and idiotic to recruit anything better. 19425140
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialKnitting Cat @dameknittingcat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Worse betrayal than Nick Clegg 25411
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Swathes of UK economy are owned by foreign investors. No tax is deducted from billions paid to them in dividends. USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden have a dividend withholding tax for foreign investors. UK could do the same, generate billions. Why are super-rich privileged?leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 34755356
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Billionaire Brexiteeer and Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK. Lives in Monaco to avoid UK taxes, owns several luxury properties. Demands state subsidies, including for building a Man U stadium. Why do billionaires resent people getting decent NHS, social care, public services?bbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 3582653907
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ok but you moved abroad for tax purposes six years ago so why are we listening to you again? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 43569104
the-truth-seeker.bsky.social @the-truth-seeker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Always worth reading Bylines Times 0113
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6428121171
the-truth-seeker.bsky.social @the-truth-seeker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is appalling. Shame on those attacking some of the bravest people in the country who do this as volunteers ! 000
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Five hundred new officers to be recruited in a £500 million crackdown on money laundering, as part of the government's Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy." Haven't seen much coverage of this. Long overdue.gov.ukHundreds of new officers to hunt down dirty money networksFive hundred new officers to be recruited in a £500 million crackdown on money laundering, as part of the government's Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy. 20385127
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialHardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The story of Jason Arday is the story of James Orr. Of the ideology which has found a foothold in Cambridge University, fostering the sorts of ideas that formed the undercurrents – sometimes explicit; sometimes unconscious – against Arday. I returned to my alma mater for an in-depth exploration 👇bylinetimes.comThe Two Professors and a ‘War On Ideas’The different stories of the Cambridge academics Jason Arday and James Orr reveal the wider cultural and ideological forces around hierarchies and structural power – and who gets to belong in our inst... 11397173
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialcarolynfox.bsky.social @carolynfox.bsky.social · 17/09/2026 01510
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialPatrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In a backlash to Piddington voting to leave UK to become a self governed principality, residents in rest of Oxfordshire said they don’t want groups of undocumented, men and women of fighting age invading from Piddington.. Using the slogan #StopTheDopes as they blockade the village to keep them out 3716959
Reposted by @the-truth-seeker.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It’s just such English exceptionalism to think that we got it right with Brexit while all countries in the EU, Ukraine, Canada, now Australia have got it wrong… We look such dicks with our special little sovereignty badge. 617625
the-truth-seeker.bsky.social @the-truth-seeker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Heartbreaking what this lady’s family, and so many others like them, are now experiencing because racism Is being whipped up again to create fear to get the far right in to power. 000