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Turk 182 @turk1820.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Hellrosser @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
UK average household energy bill to rise 4% to £1,723 in October. Another 9% expected in January. Energy companies profiteering. Energy debts to hit £7bn by the end of the year 120,000 people a year die in fuel poverty. End profiteering. Nationalise energy.
bbc.co.uk
Household energy bills to hit three-year high as Ofgem announces 4% rise from October
A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £60 a year more, regulator Ofgem says.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
90% of England’s water industry owned by foreign investors, often holed up in tax havens. Customers treated as cash cows £88.4bn paid in dividends since privatisation 1 trillion litres of water a year, 20% of household supply, lost to leaks. 41trn lost since privatisation. Investment neglected.
leftfootforward.org
The case for nationalisation of water companies
England’s privatised water companies are leaders of predatory practices. In 1989, the industry was privatised for £7.6bn and had no debts. It joined Chile and a few US states&...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine..... www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjfT...
youtube.com
Dolly Parton adapts her song Jolene as she receives Covid-19 vaccine she helped fund
YouTube video by Guardian News
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Alison Aye @alisonaye.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
alisonaye.substack.com/p/bobby-robs...
alisonaye.substack.com
A nod Kevin Keegan, Sam Neill, Zippy from Rainbow
And Dolly Parton, if I can squeeze her in
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Digital Engagement Assistant | closes 22 Sep ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Project Officer | closes 15 Sep ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Research Fellow, Public Value of Arts and Culture | closes 11 Sep ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Turning that into research, policy and public argument takes a team. Links below.
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social was founded to rethink the role of the state and challenge traditional economic thinking. Markets are outcomes of interactions between actors, so public policy is not limited to fixing market failures: it can actively shape & co-create markets & create public value in doing so.
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We are hiring three people to work directly in my office at our institute, @IIPP_UCL.
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If you oppose NHS privatisation, can I please borrow you for 60 seconds?🚨💙
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/08/2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says RFK Jr. offered federal help after two unvaccinated people died from measles, the first U.S. deaths this year. Shapiro declined, saying PA could handle it, and confronted Kennedy, telling him: “There’s real life consequences to spreading misinformation.”
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
UK offshore tax havens are epicenters of global corruption. Secrecy is used to launder money, evade taxes, bust sanctions, shield crooks. Money flows to the City of London. Despite promises, they obstruct transparency. UK has legal responsibility for good governance of its tax havens. Must act.
theguardian.com
‘A mockery’: how offshore tax havens are thwarting the UK’s transparency push
Critics say ownership registers are too costly and too complicated, scuppering attempts to expose alleged money laundering
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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
theguardian.com
‘A mockery’: how offshore tax havens are thwarting the UK’s transparency push
Critics say ownership registers are too costly and too complicated, scuppering attempts to expose alleged money laundering
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Carbon emissions from just two planned datacentres in England will exceed all of ExxonMobil’s UK fossil fuel emissions. Bad for health, environment. Huge pressure on energy/water supplies Few long-term jobs generated Local people, not ministers, must decide if they want datacentres.
theguardian.com
Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
She had Jesus and Gravity. Gravity finally let go.
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Interviewing her was my career high. she said "hi frank" and my lips went numb.
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Tallgirl6234 @tallgirl6234.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This needs to be a thing
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
UK household energy bills to rise to average of £1,729 a year. Profiteering is rife. Rise will wipe out the promised £45 VAT cut. Will increase poverty. 120,000 people a year die in fuel poverty, sacrificed to appease corporations. Can't ease cost of living crisis without ending profiteering.
theguardian.com
British energy bills forecast to hit three-year high this winter
Expected quarterly price cap rise of 4% likely to wipe out benefits of Andy Burnham’s VAT cut on electricity bills
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Wise public. "Two-thirds of respondents to the poll believe the government should be responding to the extreme heat, drought and wildfires with policy." www.politico.eu/article/poll...
politico.eu
Poll: British voters underwhelmed by Andy Burnham’s response to drought and wildfires
The intense heat this summer provided the British prime minister’s first big test since taking power a month ago.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Capitulating to the felon UK ‘open to discussing’ digital services tax (DST) with Trump govt. Trump threatened 100% tariffs on countries taxing US corporations. Govt collects £1bn DST on profits made in the UK, enough to provide free school meals for all primary pupils. Taking back control?
politico.eu
UK ‘open to discussing’ digital services tax with Trump administration
Jamieson Greer said Donald Trump’s threat to slap 100% tariffs on European countries with digital services taxes is “not a bluff.”
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Good luck Judy! www.itv.com/news/granada...
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Absolutely! #BookSky
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
China tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts. $1.2 trillion wealth held in tax havens. When will UK act? HMRC failed to collect £500bn since 2010. No report on losses from profit shifting, offshore excursions. Capital gains, dividends taxed at lower rates than wages.
reuters.com
China tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts
A growing campaign to tax offshore wealth is forcing wealthy Chinese people to rethink their trust structures and investment holdings, lawyers and advisors say, as Beijing sharpens its focus on capita...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Financiers playing Masters of the Universe and losing billions on speculation. People fooled by newsletters, prepared by experts. The biggest losers are gamblers on the AI mania. Situational Awareness leads the field. Bank balance sheets must be rubbish. www.ft.com/content/340b...
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Carnival Economics research project with artist Alvaro Barrington ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...
ucl.ac.uk
Carnival Economics
Carnival Economics is PVAC’s flagship case study and learning platform.
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A million working hours go into producing it, and the labour is only part of what goes unvalued. Carnival also creates belonging, identity, participation and collective joy: forms of value that no tourism figure captures, and that don't disappear when the sound systems are packed away.
newstatesman.com
Who owns Notting Hill Carnival?
One million working hours go into the event
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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Every year the Notting Hill Carnival is measured in policing costs, transport disruption and hospitality receipts. Those numbers miss the point. @@newstatesman1913.bsky.social
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 20/08/2026
8 in 10 of the public want our water in public ownership. Not public control. @labourlewis.bsky.social.bsky.social is absolutely spot on. Andy Burnham should start with Thames Water. Send our briefing on how he can do that to your MP now: vist.ly/5fgwv
Quote from Clive Lewis saying "“When any politician says to you ‘we’re going to have world-class control of privatised water, or some kind of not-for-profit,’ which is still controlled by the same companies, just know that it is not worth the paper it is printed on”"
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Google CEO tries to tell University students to love AI. They tell him to BOO off. This is what most people think of the hated AI, we don't want it.
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Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Thread: The Owl Between Worlds 🦉 I’ve always liked the strange quality of owls — creatures of the night associated with wisdom and understanding, but also with that mysterious place between waking and dreaming. [1]
#Art #OwlArt #IrishArt #CelticArt #PenAndInk
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Different lead singer. Same band.
Burnham received £345,000 of donations ahead of becoming PM
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 23/06/2026
📹NEW VIDEO -- Israel lobby debate angers pro-Israel politicians in UK Parliament was forced yesterday to debate the influence of pro-Israel lobby groups in British politics, which triggered a furious backlash from some MPs www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L2o...
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Declassified UK (@declassifiedUK) on X
📹NEW VIDEO -- Israel lobby debate angers pro-Israel politicians in UK Parliament was forced yesterday to debate the influence of pro-Israel lobby groups in British politics, which triggered a furious...
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A lot of people say awful things about Katie Hopkins. But here she is proving how fragrant she is. Her demeanour is virginal with a slight smell of sherry. Her moisture is captivating & her ridges flap about giving succour to all. Our Princess Di Our cheesy chips Our Shergar. ❤️
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Declassified UK @declassifieduk.org · 03/04/2026
The UK government has consistently refused to acknowledge the open secret that Israel possesses nuclear weapons. But Britain is actually aiding Israel’s nuclear force 👇 www.declassifieduk.org/britain-is-a...
declassifieduk.org
Britain is aiding Israel’s nuclear force
UK companies have sold £9m worth of technology for Israel’s submarines, which are believed to house nuclear weapons.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Left: Ed Miliband says more drilling will not cut energy bills Right: Ed Miliband approves license for more drilling
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Did BBC radio 4 #Today programme really just do a whole package about drilling in the N Sea without once even mentioning #climate change? And not having anyone challenging the one-sided claims of former BP boss? So irresponsible #bbcr4today
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BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk · 27/03/2026
Looking for a great read for the Easter holidays? You can't go wrong with #TheBlockbusters by @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social - grab the @waterstones.bsky.social exclusive edition and Waterstones and Macmillan will donate to BookTrust! 👇 bit.ly/4rS4RUc @waterstoneskids.bsky.social
The front cover of The Blockbusters by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Steven Lenton plus the words "available from Waterstones" and a circle reading "£1 will be donated to BookTrust for every copy sold", and the logos for Waterstones Children's Laureate and Go All In
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Peter vd Zwaag @petervdzwaag.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Such a shame. I always loved his cartoons, especially this one...
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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
This is such sad news. I only met Glen Baxter once, at a literary festival in Montpellier. (He was hugely popular in France.) I can only say he was one of the funniest, warmest, most charming geniuses I've ever met.
thetimes.com
Glen Baxter obituary: absurdist illustrator
Yorkshire-born artist and writer known for his quirky and original cartoons of cowboys, gangsters, schoolchildren and explorers dies aged 82
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Clare Pollard @poetclare.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
imo poems about birth & newborns should be considered a genre, like war or love poetry. It’s one of the most important moments in a human life. The idea that these subjects are so ‘well-trodden’ that it’s ’technically hard’ to make them new makes my blood boil! www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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Frank Cottrell-Boyce @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
When you sell your soul, you don't get much for it.
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💗Christine @chrstine24.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I share this everywhere
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Are you not a slave just because you get to choose which supermarket rips you off? Or because you can choose from 50 different energy suppliers who all rip you off equally as much just with a different badge?
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
A philosophical question. If you work for the rich and earn a wage that doesn't allow you to own anything as all your money goes back to them to pay for basic essentials to live. How is that different to slavery?
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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 08/03/2026
"I couldn't take the stress anymore." 14 patients in ambulances, 20 in the corridor. This is the reality for NHS staff and patients. We can't let corridor care continue. Send our letter to the Health Department to demand a plan: bit.ly/end-corridor...
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williamshankly.bsky.social @williamshankly.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
zeteo.com/p/watch-now-...
zeteo.com
WATCH NOW: 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack' – The Full Film They Didn't Want You To See
Exclusive: The powerful film the BBC refused to air is out now, released globally by Zeteo. It documents Israel's destruction of Gaza's hospitals and the killing of Palestinian doctors.
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