Oh no

This is clear evidence that green policy framed *within* a socialist transformation, with a strong populist narrative, can 100% be a winning political platform.

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🚨Some personal news: I'm honoured and humbled to have been asked to take over running the Jumbo Profiterole and XXL Eclair Factory. It's a dream job, but I've got some big choux to fill

@willdunn.bsky.social I came across your interesting piece today. We urgently need a proper pubs crisis investigation to expose the #GreatBritishPubcoScam It's MUCH bigger than Post Office Scandal, WAY more bankrupt publicans and permanently harmed communities WE have receipts

@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com Excellent piece for The New World on Britain’s “all-or-nothing” problem. Especially relevant during ‘Dry January’, as pubs face serious existential crisis driven by aggressive Rentier extraction and financialisation. Thanks. www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...

@rjpartington.bsky.social Thousands of pubs will close but the true 'zombies' are the hedge fund backed pubcos who 'own' the assets. The gargantuan debt is propped up by Rentier extraction by wholesale supply price gouging and aggressive overvalued rents on thousands of pubs #GreatBritishPubcoSam

@rjpartington.bsky.social Interesting piece Collapse of ‘zombie’ UK firms forecast to fuel unemployment in 2026 When it comes to pubs look at: "total indebtedness of UK tied pubcos" and consider how many thousands of pubs increased business rates will close www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The planning system feels skewed in favour of developers, leaving local authorities with only an illusion of control | Karen Dunn

Jack Smith had enough evidence to convict Trump for inciting an insurrection and instead Trump was allowed to run out the clock, get a Supreme Court to grant him immunity, and was then inaugurated at the Capitol where he incited an insurrection on January 6, pardoning all who participated.

JAN 6 Y’all know what you saw.

The whole world saw JAN 6.

@rjpartington.bsky.social Interesting piece Collapse of ‘zombie’ UK firms forecast to fuel unemployment in 2026 When it comes to pubs look at: "total indebtedness of UK tied pubcos" and consider how many thousands of pubs increased business rates will close www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

We need to restore this Crooked House and rebuild the stakeholder state from the grass roots. www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...

@sundersays.bsky.social Happy 2026. It's been a long time. If you can find 10 minutes to read this piece I was invited to write about what's happening with Britain's unique secular social construct The Public House, I'd appreciate your thoughts on it. www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...

'World in 2025 marked by wars, political tensions and climate warnings. The year 2025 was dominated by continuing wars, rising political tensions and mounting warnings over climate change, with diplomatic efforts struggling to contain crises that showed little sign of resolution.' amu.tv/219029/

Every death from rising water levels is social murder by fossil fuel billionaires

Another no-freezing night for several stations in GREENLAND It's possible that some stations pass a whole week without ever dropping below freezing. That's crazy for January,when the no-freezing nights are rare and hardly ever more than 2 in a row. Most of Europe is colder (minimums) these days..

@adamrutherford.bsky.social Just got your last email as president of Humanists UK, handing over to Janet Ellis. Thanks for your work good to know you're still around. As you say, there are brighter days ahead Hope you can find 10 minutes to read this Would www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...

If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up. If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds

My article on the state of the British pub sector and how radical opportunity can be made out of the pubs crisis Mint Magazine #35 03/10/2025 www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...

IMORTANT petition for UKGov: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: Protect communities from climate impact UKGovPlc isn't preparing for climate crisis anywhere near enough seriously, creating food insecurity, poor community resilience GOVERNMENT MUST ACT petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Release the unredacted Donald J Trump-Epstein Files! DJT has lots to hide…..🫣 it seems 🫣🫣

“What more is there to say about the character of this petty, hollow, squalid, overstuffed man? — sometimes the point bears stressing: We are led by the most loathsome human being ever to occupy the White House.” www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...

Dr. Kirk Moore did not deny giving fake COVID-19 vaccine cards and throwing out vaccine doses. “All that stuff is true,” he told @sltrib.com and ProPublica. He also repeatedly made the unfounded claim that the vaccines were “bioweapons.” By @jessicamiller.bsky.social

Led by Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org on the migrant$ Nigel Farage *does* like... "While we’re talking about politicians and tax, a reminder that Nigel Farage works for a company that exists to help rich people avoid tax. 🤔" 🔗 via www.instagram.com/p/DOONy4qjPQG

Our latest investigation, in collaboration with Democracy for Sale 👇 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...

More Donkey tricks

A little trip to Greenwich

With apologies for the self-promo, but I've just hit 50k followers here - over double the following I had on X I stopped posting on X earlier this year & have zero regrets. The move over here was never really about reach, so it's just a bonus on top of Bluesky not being owned by a far-right troll.

Follow @josiahmortimer.bsky.social for solid objective well informed reporting on UK politics,media, democracy and campaigning Breaths of fresh air

So that's at least two big bits of positive UK politics news today - alongside rejoining the Erasmus scheme. More of this.

Press Gazette: "GB News issued a high-profile apology this week to the mother of Meghan Markle, Doria Ragland, after a totally inaccurate and shocking claim. Carole Malone who made the remarks has blamed misinfo she had seen online. But she had previously doubled down on the debunked comments...

This is huge if even part of this potential is realised. "The fund will unlock up to 19 GW of offshore wind in the immediate term, providing the country with the homegrown energy to deliver clean power by 2030 and protect households from volatile fossil fuel markets." www.gov.uk/government/n...

Sharing this to pin it: For non/new followers, hello! I'm Josiah. I'm a UK political journalist from Cornwall & based in the South West. I also report regularly from Westminster. My work focuses on democracy, social movements, & Britain's political system. Get in touch: linktr.ee/josiahmortimer

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, at itself A replica Statue of Liberty blown down by extreme winds, Golden Arches iconic behind Climate chaos driven by fossil fuels Captured on empire conceived smartphones Shared on empire-built platforms Catastrophe converted into commerce An infinite feedback loop MAGA

@ejwardnews.bsky.social Excellent piece on pubs and the budget: "There is no building in Britain I love more than a pub... Not a grand cathedral or a glistening tower or a parliament... A pub. A proper one". Fancy a chat about #SavigBritainsPubs? www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...

"There is no building in Britain I love more than a pub." EJ Ward for LBC www.lbc.co.uk/article/rach...

🚨 URGENT 🚨 British Pub business rates revaluation data show DAMNING punitive tax hike on shrinking sector 2023 RV 41560 pubs = RV total: £1,262,415,494 = £30,375 avg RV per pub 2026 RV 39661 pubs = 4.57% fewer = RV total: £1,674,446,129 = 32.64% = £41,560 avg RV per pub INCREASE of 36.82%

Londoners know London friendships are for life. Great to see @camraofficial.bsky.social director @jmarkdodds.bsky.social odds. We met supporting #KatharineBirbalsingh when she tried to set up her school in Lambeth, 2011. Great chat about new community pubs #LetsGuide #UniquelyLondon #ALondonersLife3

This is my kind of good trouble.

It began with EP 1 A food chat with the beloved Russell T Davies - Dr. Who, It’s A Sin etc- about Woolworths porkpie with egg…. our grief, being a carer, Rugby Club Buffets… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/comfort-eating-with-grace-dent/id1571446706?i=1000525534334

Fantastic, entertaining and astute roundup of her year in restaurants from @theguardian.com critic @gracedent.bsky.social, with a generous (deserved!) mention for my beloved client Sète in Margate 🙌🏻 www.theguardian.com/food/2024/de...

@gracedent.bsky.social this post may seem odd. I've been trying to message you about your excellent Shaston Arms piece but @bsky.app is having trouble with sending. I'm in the Brockley Barge, a JDW by the way where the food and beer has been excellent. Veg curry and pint of Oakham £11.87

UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children

Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era. What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."