Price of Brent crude goes over 90$ a barrel. Didn't Trump promise to cut the price of fuel. Will be interesting to see how his fans react when his friends in fossil fuel industry ram up the prices to profiteer from his ill thought out illegal war.
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I'm dismayed by rumours govt may scrap the windfall tax on oil and gas giants
With energy bills still driving cost of living pressures, it's senseless to cut taxes for highly profitable polluters, who already receive £2.7bn per year in tax breaks
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Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
Dear Shabana,
Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
#DirtyBusiness
"BREAKING: 3 of the 4 largest Gulf economies — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait — are reportedly discussing withdrawing from U.S. and other international investments as the economic toll from the escalating war with Iran grows, according to the Financial Times."
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A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump?
Terrible idea, we need Dark Skies at night
These satellites would adversely affect the much needed circadian rhythm of humans, animals and plant life on Earth
... and with Israel using AI guided missiles
to attack Iran, just like they did in Gaza,
it could be more like another genocide
than just an another illegal war
meme via Human Reform Politics
Lead mine in Cononley North Yorkshire built by Cornish tin miners
Gas prices have already gone up 25% this week in my area and this is just week one of how many? People are already struggling and will suffer more as costs continue to climb. The direct and indirect human cost of this illegal and immoral action will be immense.
Military realists recognising that it is impossible always to defend targets successfully against low flying cheap drones.
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Brace yourselves. Trump's war is about to hit you in the pocket. As usual what he does is the exact opposite of what he promises. An end to foreign adventures and lower prices in the shops was the promise. Huge unfocused war accompanied by price hikes is the reality.
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it is very rare for a nation to rise up and get rid of its bad leaders when the bad leaders of another country and bombing its cities. Trump can bring destruction but not construction
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Khamenei’s fall, Iran’s future: why Pahlavi still blocks real change | US-Israeli attacks disrupt Iran’s religious leadership regime, but what Iranians really need is democracy not a return to monarchy | Laila Jazayeri
Rachel, Zack and Mothin
There's nothing the establishment is more scared of them a calm, kind, thoughtful gardener who happens to be a Muslim man in politics.
We'll stand together. Solidarity Mothin.
Big money has bought British politics
75% of Reform’s money has come from three rich white men
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FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
Reform fury as someone else wins by Our By-election Editor Tim Shipsink The losing candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Matt Goodwhinge, has demanded an immediate re-run of the election on the grounds that he lost comprehensively to someone else. "It's totally unfair and rigged," said Goodwhinge. "I shouldn't be required to sit there and suck it up, just because I lost." Mr Goodwhine continued, *I can't believe that all those voters I demonised failed to back me. Especially after I was endorsed by Tommy Robinson and ten million Russian bots on X. "We have clear evidence of family voting, where people voted in order for me to stop deporting their families." Mr Badloser concluded. "I'm the victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green." Reform leader Mr Farage, speaking from a sun lounger on a rock near the Chagos Islands said, "It's a tragedy that the people of Manchester won't see Matt in Westminster, but my constituents don't see me in Clacton either." PLUMBER DEFEATS MATT GOODWIN Photo of Hannah Spencer with speech bubble saying… I've stopped the cock
Beautiful from Private Eye on the massive toddler-tantrum that Matt Goodwin and Reform are having, because they got whooped in Gorton and Denton.
How far the price of oil and gas rises now depends entirely on how long Trump's war lasts. Meanwhile the wind turbines are still turning, solar roofs are powering some homes and batteries are storing the energy from both.
Our environment cannot withstand the frivolous excessive consumption habits of the ultra rich. We need to control them but currently they have far too much control over us.
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Human's are causing the Earth's sixth mass extinction. 83% of wild mammals have already been pushed past the brink.
If nature goes, its taking us with it. No time to wait.
#ActOnClimate #biodiversity #natureneedshalf #biodiversity
To be fair to the religious zealots who believe he is paving the way for the rapture, if Donald Trump carries on launching reckless invasions he is quite capable of ushering in the end of everything!
Trump led US citizens to believe that the law of the land in UK is Sharia law. That is entirely wrong
Curiously working class people prefer to vote for a local plumber than a parachuted in millionaire from a party of washed up former Conservatives
Just heard Donald Trump tell the world that the UK has sharia law courts. A total lie from a rambling confused old man who is busy wrecking the world economy
The economic consequences of Donald Trump are not proving to be very impressive
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Green MP Ellie Chowns on the elections bill last night: "It is really quite extraordinary that the Thailand-based crypto investor Christopher Harborne has been allowed to donate £9 million to Reform UK. I notice that its Members are still not here" (2/3rds of the way into the debate)
We need the government to decouple electricity prices from the the marginal price of gas generation, which usually sets the price we pay. It's madness that our prices shoot up when we're adding more cheap renewables, but the price is set by the international market price of gas.
Oil and gas prices soar as supplies become vulnerable. Meanwhile the wind turbines keep turning, the solar panels keep working and the batteries keep on storing cheap off peak power.
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By 49% to 28%, Britons are opposed to the US military action against Iran
Net support by 2024 vote
Reform: +33
Con: +14
Lab: -45
Lib Dem: -49
Green: -59
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