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#r4today Nice one Webb. If economics mean FOM, why not Rosebank?

Nobody's shocked that Jason Miller is the one posting Bolsonaro's refusal to concede. Trumpworld isn't just watching Brazil, they're coordinating. Same playbook, same people, different country. The authoritarian network is global, and it's poison.

In one day, two politicians - Bolsonaro in Brazil and Vucic in Serbia - with ties to Trump have lost surprise elections thanks to high turnout. The rise of the international far-right is not inevitable.

Fantastic. Bolsonaro loses. And Vucic. Great results.

I will never forget seeing the flames spread so quickly up the embankment of vallentin road towards the houses - as we hunker down in this latest storm I am clear we should test our actions in government against whether they will reduce or increase the risk of further extreme weather.

#bbaq Littlewood is a shocker. Wrote truss' budget. Claims the market should 100% control the energy market. Right. Scientific consensus should be left to the market to prioritise if they feel like it? Awful. Unreal. Why BBC?

#bbcaq

#anyquestions Littlewood says leave energy to the market. Did anyone manage to say that that is what we do, but set the ruleset to take account of the scientific consensus. The idea the market will decide if they take account of climate change or not is utterly ludicrous. I despair

Ever struggle to communicate why we have just made a mistake approving Jackdaw? www.upliftuk.org/post/jackdaw...

Is the UK’s dependency on oil and gas costing the country? – Debate www.channel4.com/news/is-the-...

@tessakhan.bsky.social Fantastic on channel 4 news. At last someone nails why Jackdaw is anything but pragmatic and Rosebank would be an abomination

Jackdaw What a shitshow

Not bombshells. Entirely on brand “appalling behaviour” and “extreme racism” from an appalling, extreme and racist party, led by an appalling, extreme and racist man. The apples are all rotten because the tree is. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

"Insulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps would do more to cut the cost of living, create jobs and boost the UK’s economy than drilling for new oil, research suggests."

To the shock of no one with a brain

Terrific piece by @pilitaclark.bsky.social on what to do about Britain's broken energy system, making strong case for more central planning and state control to reduce cost of capital to drive. Agree that Dieter Helm seems to have sadly drifted off the reservation... www.ft.com/content/2d99...

Grim analysis of Israel elections. Not just netanyahu against more reasonable groups - not at all. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

@bestforbritain.org say that "It's not just a case of a few bad apples. This is a systemic vetting failure by Reform UK" Certainly not a few bad apples Certainly systemic But is it just a vetting failure? Surely these ppl represent who Reform are, who they want, why they exist & who they attract?

Jenrick on #r4today trying to downplay the raging racism of Reform… by saying “Farage has done more than anyone else to stand up against racism and the far right”. Farage the schoolboy Nazi. Farage the ‘breaking point’ Brexiter. Farage the mass-deportations champion. Farage the far right racist.

#r4today What drivel and nonsense from jenrick Reform are racist and sexist by design.

Who voted for Lord Botham or Lord Lebedev to rule over British laws? Nobody did. The EU is considerably more democratic than the UK.

How democratic is the EU? #EUBasics

#wato Unreal that the Brexit stormtroopers have already succeeded in making labour retreat on #brexit Unreal Russia, libertarian right wing from US and other places affected the Brexit referendum. Yes. Of course. No doubt. Or put another way, lies affected the referendum.

Disgusting bunch of heathens...biggar, marshall et al Nice to be able to support our normal reasonable and decent traditional church rather than these right wing, selfish, nasty a'holes www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

When Ukraine destroys Russian data centers, hoards of aggressive right-wing bots disappear & the internet becomes friendlier. So much of politics is driven by the internet & so much of the internet is driven by Russians who want to hurt us. Shouldn’t we do something about that, given that we know it

#r4today Unbelievable that Doughty is not prepared for Webb's aggressive "show evidence" of Russian interference in Brexit. But, return to the EU won't be achieved by sound bites around finances and Russia. Burnham needs to start explaining why the EU is good, & be prepared to evidence all.

BadEnoch's pledge to further destroy all and any Tory green credentials remaining. Unreal and surely unelectable www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Just extraordinary. Yes, so many extraordinary trump stories. Horror stories. But just the lunacy of this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

#r4today is it relevant that palantir owner is thiel? End of times anti democratic billionaire nutcase?

Grim. The rise of selfish politics. As is BadEnoch's ban on supporters of #netzero in the Tory party. And the fact that most hearing lots about the Tory conference will have forgotten about her blood tryst on NetZero and ECHR human rights. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

What’s top story today on Irkutsk TV? Not the death of a Russian plague researcher. I watch the local TV news bulletin and take a look at today’s Russian newspapers. #ReadingRussia

Guys and gals you have until 30th October to get your vote in It seems to be a bit under covered this year and that would be a worry because the Tufton Street lot are working on the basis that people can be worn down Show them your metal!

Britain still has a long way to go Reluctant self interest certainly not enough to convince Europe or survive a UK campaign to rejoin. Someone needs to start to sell the real broadband benefits, including the euro

Dead sitter. No 3rd runway. Flying levy, yes. Make trains always cheaper. Complete HS2 to get capacity. Stop internal flights. Find growth from sustainable development, rather than have to prioritise flying into the future, to make sense of new expensive runway. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

On this Peter Oborne column in @bylinetimes.bsky.social September issue, I can certainly 100% agree. The World Tonight and the Midnight news cut by BBC News does feel like a bereavement. Comments on Rajan, and Mishal Hussain - yes, quite right. BBC, beloved, but heading in the wrong direction.

#r4today Michael Gove, whispering his fake "balanced" and "reasonable" nonsense, as usual. Today team know nothing at all, right? On all the major topics? Or maybe it's just the "controversial" topics where they know nothing?

#r4today Fossil fuel industry says 2 new oil/gas fields are a no brainer. No push back, except a limp mention that it had been quite hot.

Just AI and palantir again. Sad also to hear about Watson and the Observer. broligarchy.substack.com/p/meet-the-r...

Thanks to dependable Macron...not afraid to speak wfaf has to get said. Some positives here, but still difficult to bring the middle powers together to action. The US is gone. Europe and other middle powers need to move decisively as one right now. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Rebuilding our relationship with the EU “is the cheapest way to boost the economy, the fastest way to unite Europe in the face of security threats and the best way to get leverage on a global system that no longer has an American anchor.” So obvious it hurts. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

⚠️ Brexit has left us poorer and more isolated on the world stage. 💪 Burnham must go for EU membership. Not only will it deliver £92bn to our economy but will restore our standing in the world.

So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Leave and Remain voters alike realise that Brexit has been a failure. It's time to talk about EU membership.

Tells us all we need to know about Kraft and his family. And that this whole Sheeran story is 'real'

Maybe shits like Kraft will be more nervous about throwing their nasty views about in future? Let's hope so. Let's also hope that this ludicrous anti-semitic argument against any protest has peaked. Enough of it. It's self defeating. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...