Tom Scott

Imagine wanting to vote for that. Corruption, malevolence, idiocy and war. All in one image. #Netanyahu #Trump #IsraelElection

Anyone interested in the scandal of contaminated landfill sites - and what needs to be done about it - may be interested in this event on 9 November at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies - more here: ials.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

🧵 Wow - this article is bordering on unhinged! Apparently the BBC is akin to a “North Korean re-education camp” for teaching children about net-zero and covering both the pros AND cons of immigration Join me for a masterclass in cherry-picking and context stripping to brainwash your own readers👍🏻

Jack Ross, who offered to broker the services of a contract killer, was adviser to Kemi Badenoch's office. “Jack would come & go in the office & a few people raised their eyebrows, but it was brushed under the carpet because he got the party clicks on socials." www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Spare a thought this morning for Nigel Farage. Here he is with Eduardo Bolsonaro, brother of Flavio & son of Jair. Eduardo is a fugitive from justice in the US, after being sentenced to 4 years in Brazil for illegal lobbying & trying to corrupt the judicial process.

💯The case for democracy is not that voters are always right, or wise, or good. It's that they can correct their mistakes. That's why it's so dangerous to have billionaires controlling the media or regulating the flow of information. It shuts down the immune system of democracy.

My political education began in Brazil, where I lived from 1989-91. I learnt that the only defence we have is "conscientizaçao": raising awareness about the relations between exploiters and exploited, and the violence that underpins them. The Brazilians have once again demonstrated its power. ✊❤️‍🔥

Victory for Lula, who has already reduced Amazon deforestation by 70% since 2022, means there is now a chance of ending deforestation of the rainforest entirely I’m weeping with joy for Brazil, for the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon, and for life on Earth 🇧🇷🌳🌎 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

UK and Europe, please take note.

Vucic concedes defeat. The true scale of the Student List victory remains to be seen — but this a political earthquake for the Western Balkans. Sincere congratulations to the citizens of Serbia who held out hope against hope and mobilized in extraordinary numbers.

Incredible. Student List are candidates selected by groups of students to form an anti-corruption party. Another youth-led movement overthrowing an authoritarian government in Europe.

Orban, now Vucic! A bad day for Putin, Trump & MAGA influencers. A very good day for #Serbia & democracy in Europe. 🤞🏻 for Lula in Brazil, where the corrupt far right has tried to steal the election by preventing the poor from voting.

There's a very marked gender difference among people intending to vote for Reform in the UK, too. The far right has very effectively weaponised toxic masculinity.

The best response to Russian aggression and an America we can't rely on? EU membership. Rejoining the EU is the best way to keep us safe. Ellie Chowns MP: We must "cooperate with our allies and especially our closest European neighbours".

Me in The Independent just now. Link to article —> www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

A carefully planned Russian propaganda operation is underway. Having starved people in Oleshky for months, Russia, with the 'intervention' of Melania, will allow people to leave and pretend Ukraine was at fault. Read @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social www.kyivpost.com/analysis/88041

Spreading the word about Buy the Supply around Brighton! I've been leaving copies of my Zine, which will help you make the case for buying as well as building council homes, in libraries and organisations across the city. Print one out! 👇https://www.sianberry.org.uk/buy-the-supply-evidence/

4 DAYS TO GO until Thames Water creditors meet to agree *another* bailout at our expense Voters will not forgive @andyburnham.bsky.social if he lets a bunch of US hedge funds get away with this Take back Thames Water, slash the debt, bring it into PUBLIC OWNERSHIP weownit.org.uk/act-now/tham...

I warned 3 years ago that mink farms are a likely route to a new and horrific human pandemic, and once more I'm fervently praying it doesn't map out that way. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Reform UK's Suella Braverman claims massive taxpayer-funded water bill at home equal to 18 baths a day Claim to have used 1,504 litres of water daily at her £1.2million four-bedroom pad in a five-month period. Reform have promised benefit cuts for the disabled, old, sick, poor, unfortunate.

I literally spent a year investigating how the government props up Shell, and then they do this!

You have to laugh at the sheer insanity of Turning Point UK being found to be organising literal contract killings and paid agitation at protests up and down the country and it barely even raises a flicker across the press. If that isn't 'terrorism' on some level I don't really know what is

🔴 REVEALED: Palantir led closed-door review of how MoD buys software The review was presented to defence minister Luke Pollard by Palantir UK boss Louis Mosley in Feb and has mostly been implemented None of this was made public New investigation🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-p...

Thing is he explicitly called it 'unworkable'. It is not just that he didn't advocate banning it he specifically said it was a bad idea

Currently wondering what message the UK govt thought it was sending by dressing up the Minister for Net Zero in a literal Shell logo.

“We need to make the transition as fast as possible, not least because genuinely, the future of our kids depends on this.” Ellie Chowns makes the case for accelerating the transition to clean, renewable energy following Labour's approval of Jackdaw on #BBCQT.

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...

Some early morning reading for the Energy Minister #Jackdaw #Rosebank👇

“When I look round the boardroom at the other board members Palantir has recently also recruited from the House of Lords – notably Lord Vader and Lord Voldemort – I don’t have any sense that these people are evil,” said Watson. From the new Private Eye, out now.

My colleague @sianberry.bsky.social is spot on. I know many Labour MPs know the Home Secretary's plans on indefinite leave to remain are cruel and unfair. Now is the time for decent MPs to stand up.

"Why do the racists insist on joining our party?" weeps Reform UK, as Reform UK hosts a noted racist

It's really mystifying why Labour decided to tax employment rather than the rich Any thoughts? Why should they think you should pay less tax on income from investments than income from hard graft? Why would a *labour* party do this? Incomprehensible

Runaway AI poses a threat to us all. How humanity stays in control should be a priority for everyone Projection location: Slough, UK Narrated by @gavinesler.bsky.social

Let’s eradicate our life support systems – that’ll teach the liberals! It's not just about giving destructive industries what they want, important as this is. The likes of Trump and Bolsonaro will kill the planet out of a vengeful desire to hurt. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is truly pathetic from Ministers. Labour’s claim to more than 27 new Jackdaw jobs doesn’t hold up. The green economy is >£100bn a year and growing fast. There is no future in fossil fuels. The Government knows this, but chooses profit for Shell over protecting our climate.

We've been consistent on no new oil and gas from day one. Unlike Labour.

#Zaporizhzhia15 #StandWithUkraine questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...

After the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact was signed, Stalin toasted Hitler as a "fine fellow". Later in 1939, Soviet state newspaper Pravda published birthday greetings sent to Stalin, full of warm praise, from both Hitler and Ribbentrop. Evil attracts evil.

Jackdaw is climate vandalism. Labour are putting Shell's profits before people and planet.

Deeply irresponsible decision. After a summer of intense heat driven by climate breakdown, this Labour Government has put fossil fuel profits ahead of lower bills. Jackdaw won't cut bills or secure our energy future. It just locks us into a doom loop of fossil fuel dependence.

“Quick! Do some racism, you’re losing the crowd.”

Greens have a plan for failing water companies like Thames Water. Special administration. Public ownership. Zero compensation for shareholders. When will Labour end the rip off?

The climate crisis is a health crisis. That's why I have written to Yvette Cooper to ask her what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security & Net Zero about the potential health impacts of emissions from allowing drilling at Rosebank and Jackdaw.

As a member of the Committee scrutinising this awful Bill, I am calling on the Govt to abandon its plans for a Refugee Tax. Demanding refugees pay for the vital support received during their hardest days will push them into long-term poverty and there is no benefit for the country in doing this.

No one's ability to access quality care should be determined by where they live - but under the current postcode lottery system, that's exactly what is happening. I pressed the govt to ensure adult social care is delivered locally but funded nationally, to ensure fair and equal access for all.

"A red-green alliance of far left and Islamists"? Hallucinatory ravings are not exclusive to Russian bots & anonymous racists on X.

We have a crisis of inequality in this country. It has been fed by successive governments taxing work, not wealth. This government could change that - but it looks like they won’t…