Wayne Dickson

"We hate you."

"Wait. Give us your drones."

If the person in charge of the Home Office openly and brazenly lies about asylum seekers and refugees, how do we know her employees are not lying in asylum hearings?

The one I can find, that works.

Quite amazing to me that burning solid fuel is not banned in London.

It's rare, thankfully, but this winter I have been choked on a few occasions - 30 metres from a large primary school.

Precisely.

It's not "trying to lure Reform voters".

It's simply seems to be what they want to do.

Not for the first time, see also denial of citizenship for refugees based on manner of entry for example, Labour appears to have forgotten that Article 34 of the Refugee Convention exists. It very explicitly was the intention of the framers that refugee protection would lead to naturalisation.

Big money has bought British politics

75% of Reform’s money has come from three rich white men

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- Some media called them out. Some TV hosts reeled in surprise. Some did fact-checks few read or saw. Most, and the most influential and most viewed, did not. Instead they reported what was said uncritically as one side of “balanced coverage”. They reported the lies as if they might be true.
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I mean, this research is cool.

But I'm far from convinced adding fluorinated polymers for 4mW/m2 (when its raining) is a good trade-off.

‘Treat us fairly’: skilled workers face having their dream of settling in UK snatched away As government mulls doubling requirement to 10 years, the uncertainty is putting many who came to Britain to work under strain

An economically, politically and morally bankrupt strategy.

Bad for individuals, bad for families, bad for businesses, bad for public services, bad for integration and cohesion.

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So does the US healthcare system.

The media seem to have been doing their best.

Capomandemento wants to do the same with Iran.

I can relate to this.

And, despite being a physicist, I never studied either astronomy or astrophysics.

So my 5yo is teaching me.

Yorkshire to decide fracking proposal and not the Government Secretary of State declines to call in Burniston fracking proposal River Ure in Yorkshire Proposals for fracking near Scarborough will now not be ‘called in’ by the Government and instead the decis…

"People will not stop fighting until it’s dead and buried."

Radioactive waste, water contamination & seismic activity - why people in Burniston, North Yorkshire, say they will keep up the fight until their homes are safe from the threat of fracking:

climatewithbrian.com/2026/03/02/y...

Numerous studies link fracking with water contamination - from arsenic in groundwater to cancer-causing benzene in waterways. A review of peer-reviewed research by doctors in the US raises huge concerns about the damage fracking does to water security. (From p86):

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Do these "end timers" not realise that a god might look a bit unfavourably on hate-filled monsters those who actively hastened the end of his creation?

Guess not.

Measles Can Tear Your Brain Apart, and Scientists Are Showing the End Result In a recent report, doctors detailed the case of a 7-year-old boy who suffered brain damage and ultimately lost his life to measles.

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And yet, as the EU considers a ban on non-essential uses of PFAS, the industry falls into hysterical predictions this will lead directly to the total collapse of medical systems. For the record, the ban would apply to non-essential uses only & firms have long transition times to find alternatives.

It Seems Like It Would Be Fun to Go to Mars. Well, No One Considers This Part. Elon Musk says his obsession with the red planet is cooling.

Space is very cool and also horrifyingly dangerous and could kill anyone who goes there long term.

My new piece on why I don't think we'll make it to Mars safely in my lifetime

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Running out of air defence interceptors?

States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment

"If virus replicates in people with only partial protection, it can become resistant to medications. People living with virus may then pass resistant virus on to others."

#AMR - no one is safe until everyone is safe. US is here, as elsewhere, making us all less safe
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/h...

One of my favorite goals of all time.

And I'm not an Arsenal fan, but very much a Bergkamp fan.

Refugee status becomes temporary in asylum shake-up Adults and accompanied children claiming asylum will only receive refugee status for 30 months under the changes.

Abysmal, immoral, cruel, small hearted, tiny minded, ineffective, undemocratic, and just generally utterly indecent. What a bitter godforesaken disappointment these people are.
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The last time the US removed an Iranian head of government was when they overthrew the democratically elected Mosaddegh Govt in 1953, because that Gov nationalised their oil.

Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health - Anthropogenic activities are increasing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. There is mounting experimental evidence that lifetime exposure...

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Well here's a new one. Rising atmospheric CO2 may be turning our blood more acidic, and if we stay on this path, we will start experiencing direct health effects from this in a few decades.

A highly complex website showing two betting accounts earning nearly $500,000 and $120,000 on a minimal number of positions.

In case you were wondering, Polymarket had yet another spate of likely inside traders betting that the US would strike Iran by February 28.

Per the due diligence investigation service Bubblemaps, the wallets used were created 24 hours earlier.

The Pentagon Pizza Index has been replaced.

Exclusive: Read the draft executive emergency order for Trump to take control of elections Lawyers and legal experts explicitly said that such an order is blatantly unconstitutional.

EXCLUSIVE: A draft executive order that would allow Trump to take unprecedented control over federal elections is reportedly being circulated with the White House.

Democracy Docket obtained a copy.

Read the full, 17-page order below👇

What an utterly sick society.

Just parse this.

I'd argue they are indirectly giving the country hope.

Their abysmal and downright offensive offering to the electorate has been a large factor in the rise of a genuine progressive alternative.