Liberal, environmentalist, community activist, district & parish cllr, european, chartered eng, program director. @markinskip.bsky.social Tweets are my own
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An absolute car crash interview from the Secretary of State.
Angela Eagle couldn't spell out a single power these councils will have to stop our waterways being trashed - and there's no sight of the long-promised Water Bill to deliver reform.
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HAPPY WORLD VEGAN DAY! 🌱🌎 November is World Vegan Month, and we'll be sharing some exciting news and competitions with you throughout, so stay tuned! How are you celebrating today? #vegan #vegantrademark #worldveganday #worldveganmonth
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A big step forward and a testament to all the carers who’ve campaigned against this injustice.
But is the government really saying: if carers get a pay rise or work more hours, it will take back every penny of their extra income? A 100% tax rate? That can’t be right.
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Fascinating chart on which countries are giving most to Ukraine (via Paul Krugman)
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EXCLUSIVE: Elon Musk came to Donald Trump with the plan to throttle Ukraine’s use of SpaceX’s Starshield satellite internet network, sources have told the Telegraph.
The tech billionaire made the proposal during the US President’s row with Volodymyr Zelensky over strikes on Russian oil refineries.
‘The reality is that they were both in it,’ a senior source said of Musk’s and Trump’s involvement.
But after a night of carnage in Kyiv caused by the slowdown, Musk was alarmed about the possibility of adverse consumer reaction in Europe.
The SpaceX boss then proceeded to tweet, blaming the US administration, and ultimately, President Trump for authorising the slowdown.
‘He tweeted out that he was innocent and that it was the US administration that did it,’ the source said.
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The United States is now actively helping Russia murder Ukrainian civilians every single night and further destabilize Europe amid the biggest war on the continent since WWII.
Let that sink in.
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We don’t use Starlink for our responses inside Russia. We use Starlink to intercept jet-powered “shaheds” that attack our civilians and kill families.
Starlink wasn’t turned off – its speed was reduced. And when the speed was reduced, we were unable to intercept a certain number of jet-powered “shaheds.” We couldn’t use a tool that helps protect people. That’s very painful and frustrating.
We also use Starlink for mid-range strikes against enemy military targets in our temporarily occupied territories. We couldn’t do that when the restrictions were in place. And third, what matters most is people. Our warriors, who spend weeks and months on the front line, receive food and water delivered by drones using Starlink.
Has the speed been fully restored to what it was before? No. Is it being restored now? Yes.
From a conversation with media representatives in Brussels. (2/3)
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‘I’m not a defence expert'
‘You’re the leader of the party…’
@NickFerrariLBC pulls Tory leader Kemi Badenoch up on the details of their 'Iron Dome' proposal.
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Badenoch says her air defence plan "is not going to be exactly like the Irone Dome. We haven’t called it an Iron Dome."
Except this is what it said in the press release.
theguardian.com/politics/202…
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With job vacancies at a 5-year low, the Govt will only tackle the NEET crisis at its root by growing our economy and creating jobs. Those who can work need to be supported into employment but we can’t see a repeat of last year’s attempt to unfairly slash help for disabled people.
The UC health element has already been halved for new claimants and PIP is not an out-of-work benefit. Young people need to feel valued and part of our community, not persecuted.
EXCL: Ministers are working up sweeping plans for welfare changes including scrapping key disability benefit for under-25s & replacing it with multibillion pound package of support to get into work.
Whitehall sources said changes under debate were much bigger than previously thought, as Andy Burnham’s government hopes to persuade more people on benefits back into work.
But the move could be fraught with political danger after last year’s dramatic welfare rebellion by Labour MPs. Ministers have spent weeks trying to persuade them the plans are about reform not cuts & feel confident opposition has waned.
By @rowenamason @patrickjbutler & me
theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Fixing our relationship with Europe is the only way to get our economy back on track.
We are fighting to do just that. To put Britain back where it belongs.
Back at the heart of Europe.
ALT Campaign graphic declaring "WE'LL PUT BRITAIN BACK IN THE SINGLE MARKET." in large white text on an orange diagonal banner over a dark blue patterned background with the Liberal Democrats logo at the bottom right.
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Griffith helped deliver the Truss mini-budget that sent mortgages soaring &the economy into turmoil.
It’s clear Conservatives haven't learned a thing. His appt to Shadow ChX shows they're happy to forfeit any claim to economic credibility in their race to the bottom w/Reform UK
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The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.
The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.
We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.
Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.
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Thames Water is a busted flush. Over-indebted, under-invested, providing a terrible service at high cost to bill-payers. If Thames does not qualify for Special Administration, then the whole regime is broken.
Now we see reports that Burnham is u-turning on his commitment to bring Thames under government control.
What is Burnham's plan B? Customers have paid the price for years of underinvestment and failure. They need a credible rescue plan that protects bills and delivers the infrastructure our communities need.
EXCLUSIVE:
Andy Burnham has shelved plans to put Thames Water into administration amid concerns about the cost and the legal risk involved, The Times has been told
The prime minister repeatedly indicated that he wanted to put the company into a special administration regime (SAR) that would allow essential services to keep running until a buyer was found
He was expected to do so in one of his first acts in No 10
However, The Times has been told that officials have raised concerns about the risk to taxpayers and the potential for legal challenges. The officials are also concerned about the “practical barriers” to putting Thames Water into administration in the first place
The government is now conducting further work to establish if there is a “viable option” for putting the company into administration, but it is likely to take several months. Ministers have not ruled out doing so but it is looking increasingly challenging
The emergency SAR — the first for a water company — would risk leaving the taxpayer with a bill for the £2 billion that Thames Water believes it needs to keep running until the end of next year unless an alternative solution can be found quickly. There are further concerns about how easy it would be to find a buyer for the ailing company after it is taken into administration
thetimes.com/article/8e4443b…
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At Hot Chips 2026, Deepak Goel, VP of Solutions Engineering at Arm, explored what it takes to build server CPUs for the future of AI infrastructure at scale. 🚀
The Arm AGI CPU takes a system-level approach - balancing compute, memory bandwidth, latency, and I/O while extending the Arm compute platform from IP to CSS to production silicon.
AI infrastructure is changing the equation for server CPUs - shifting the focus beyond the core to the entire SoC.
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I think I've spotted a slight problem with your assumption that tying us to gas will be cheaper…
Not to mention that gas prices are currently trending up - partly thanks to Trump’s Iran war that you backed!
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Triggering a vanity by-election was a blatant attempt by Farage to dodge being held to account.
Our ‘Clacton Clause’ would stop a stunt like this being pulled ever again.
A sitting MP under investigation should never be able to weaponise a by-election into a taxpayer funded attempt to escape scrutiny.
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Liberal Democrats are leading the fight to protect patients
Andy Burnham must urgently fix the Health Bill - which will take an axe to safeguards that keep people safe.
ALT Elderly male hospital patient propped on pillows, looking worried; BBC News headline warns "Risk of patient safety 'bonfire' with health bill changes, Lib Dems say."
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Labour removed the targets for mental health outcomes and insisted commissioners balance their books while prioritising elective care waits. A cut in mental health provision was the obvious and inevitable result. theguardian.com/society/2026…
