James Bottomley

We won not only against Bolsonaro, but against the full force of the USian's Big Techs, Meta, CIA, Trump, the Brazilian right-wing elites, the billionaires' press and more.

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More banking bullshit from UK Finance, which is basically a branch of the Tory Right and IEA, pushing anti-tax policies and, in this case, distorting stats to fool the Chancellor, which by all accounts, it has. The holy cause of lining banker's pockets! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Meet the Minister for Shell.

Fat contracts for someone. No doubt the usual suspects will be lining up to line their pockets, Palantir included. Flim flam and snake oil are by far the most profitable skills in Whitehall. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Another example from the US of complete dereliction of duty in the face of an incredibly serious global health risk, this time, bird flu spreading on a mink farm. State authorities siding with farmer interests to try to keep it hidden.

After intensive behind the scenes research, I can now publish the highly confidential list of Andy Burnham's Parliamentary special advisers and indeed the only people he listens to. Here goes: United Arab Emirates Shell Oil Manchester City Chair of the Hacienda Nostalgia Club Water industry bankers

Brave teenagers standing against the industrialised sexualisation of school-age children by the porn factories. Run of course from tax havens, where else? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Sure, we should, if we can (many cannot). But as I keep pointing out, the government itself is making no provision at all. No stockpiles, no back-up, no alternative sources. It's individuating the response to a collective problem, and that never ends well. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

An extraordinarily dumb piece of bollocks from John Healey. Legitimate small business owners being elbowed out to make room for the bent ones who regularly refuse to pay their taxes.

Some sensible locations for new datacentre builds. Next to Andy Burnham's official Manchester residence. Adjacent to the Home Counties luxury spread of the Cabinet Secretary. Bottom of the garden of the Chancellor's family home. More datacentre locations are urgently required, please recommend.

This is terrible - Google devastating forest regions to build datacentres - but local opponents and residents are still being fooled by the 'growth and jobs' lie - there are extremely few jobs created by these schemes and all profits flow to the US. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I wonder if Musk and other US techbros are involved in pumping the disorder in France? It tends to play well for Le Pen and they hate Macron for standing up to them in the recent past.

This can only be good. Now let's call a halt to all of them until a proper case is heard about the massive CO2 emmissions boost these will generate and the completely unviable drain they will impose on our already stretched water and power supplies.

Perhaps inevitable that the tools being used to attack asylum seekers would eventually be turned on other people the authorities don't like. In this case, the ruthless French cops mowing down student kids with British funded vehicles. So screwed up. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Here in the UK we're repeatedly told that the big digitals don't pay tax here because they pay it in the US. Except they don't.

Musk is celebrating the murder of Ukrainian women and children that he conspired to facilitate with... a rocket car. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Musk supports criminals around the world and in the US.

Labour members must be so proud to see their party carrying out shockingly blatant censorship like this on one of the world's leading authors, Sally Rooney, whose books can no longer be sold here. To quote a US congressman opposing McArthyism, "have they no shame?". www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

Who amongst us hasn't been provoked into saying black people are animals and the King is a secret Muslim who should be decapitated?

Google Gemini repeatedly lying to me this morning. When I trip up one of its lies it first of all admits it made it up, then denies it, then runs the lie again, then denies that was a lie, etc, etc, ad nauseum. At the very least I would expect a $100bn industry to be able to lie well.

Government opens can of worms at Tees Valley Combined Authority Report in @FinancialTimes this evening that statutory investigation into Tees Valley Combined Authority is to be launched by government. Angela Rayner will be announcing it tomorrow.

What's the betting that AI datacentres have been classified as 'essential water use'? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This young woman is facing execution in Iran for making comments on her 'private' social media. It would be interesting to know which one - is this another US digital handing over confidential data to dictatorships? Or perhaps Israel sold Pegasus to Iran? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Killing off the Archers is the inevitable end of this latest development. Pure Google - Matt Brittin is probably using AI to inform him of his moves. Shame about the quality but we license fee payers needn't worry, the BBC will be another advert channel soonest. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Burnham says Russian influence didn't affect the final Brexit result, but there's no way he can be confident about it. Russia poured money and propaganda into Leave, the leaders were in cahoots with the Russian embassy and London based friends of Putin. Why are we back ignoring all this again?

Might be nice if Ukraine were to take out some of our UK datacentres whilst he's at it, they're an environmental disaster and a curse.

Donald Trump's deal with Russia to secure diesel shows that the moment of desperation in the international economy is approaching very fast. We're edging toward meltdown, and our politicians are still ignoring that fact. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10...

This Burnham 'announcement' is total PR drivel. There is no change whatsoever on Google Maps. Also Google Maps does not show diesel prices. The intern who wrote this could have spent, I don't know, 15 seconds checking their facts?

When dealing with Palantir, the fully justified rage of the mob is exactly what we need. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Gordon Brown forgetting that we'd all be £5000 richer if he hadn't caved to the bankers in 2008/9 and given them all our money. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hordes of obviously AI generated recent accounts currently swamping UK Politics, all using the same words, starting "If Sadiq Khan is a trans ally...." - irritating to see this going on, apparently Bsky is completely vulnerable to mass account generation.

George Galloway. Veteran left winger (according to the Guardian) and total arsehole. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Israel has determinedly abolished any chance of a real two-state solution, using brutal methods. It isn't even a thing that exists any more as a prospect, but it's a convenient piece of theatrical pretence for the states that wish to support Israel come what may, buy their spy software, etc.

Diesel price really biting now, here are school bus services collapsing. The UK government appears incapable of acting. Meanwhile, vast profits are being made by the oil majors. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

No surprise that UK train fares are sky high given that the companies 'leasing' the trains are making close to half a billion a year for shareholders and managers. Plans to 'nationalise' rail don't include these breathraking ripoffs, naturally. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Andy Burnham was proud to have used the Mouth of Sauron as a key adviser during his campaign to become PM. "I know Sauron can be deceptive", he told an Instagram influencer, "but Barad Dur has plenty to offer and Orcs aren't really so bad. High time we gave the Lord Sauron dominion over our NHS".

Palantir uses money paid to them by UK taxpayers to prepare spy files on MPs critical of their sinister activities.

But we can't afford decent pensions or to help young people with jobs.

Dangerous terrorist being mopped up by tough lads from the anti-terror command outside Labour conference. My heart swells with socialist pride. Burnham says he's 'reviewing' it.

Republicans in the US are now literally financed by crime. Similar to Farage and Reform here in the UK.

Huge amounts of nonsense circulating about state pensions and the triple lock - hopeless confusion on LBC and R4. For example, the state pension is taxable, it isn't excluded as many seem to believe. So when people have private pensions, it's all lumped together and taxed as one.

The UK still has below average state pensions compared to most developed countries. The triple lock was aimed at fixing that over the long term and has moved towards it. The idea that all pensioners are pampered is nonsense, ask anyone working in the field. Most pensioners remain hard up.

Stabbing Jewish men in the street because they are Jewish - not terrorism. Pensioners protesting peacefully about Palestine - terrorist. Courage mon braves. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...