Anne
@ataraxiasua.bsky.social
People before profit. Collaboration rather than competition. Lobbying👎. Cronyism👎. Equality👍. Kindness 👍.
Interests: gardening, nature, love trees and swans.
Interests: gardening, nature, love trees and swans.
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“What should truly concern us is when young people and skilled professionals say they want to emigrate – like the 30% of NHS doctors who said they were thinking about leaving this year. This is the real crisis." - Julia Davies, PMUK
Talk of a 'millionaire exodus' appeared 18,000 times in news reports over the last 18 months. But are wealthy people really deserting UK?
The truth behind the UK's so-called 'millionaire exodus'
www.bigissue.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“What should truly concern us is when young people and skilled professionals say they want to emigrate – like the 30% of NHS doctors who said they were thinking about leaving this year. This is the real crisis." - Julia Davies, PMUK
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This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
Today's Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost on Podbean, check it out!
I particularly enjoyed Frost's comment on renationalising the railways (and other services like water) "subsidised profit-making for private companies" 👏
UK welfare for corporations - stuff the poor!
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-jctc5...
I particularly enjoyed Frost's comment on renationalising the railways (and other services like water) "subsidised profit-making for private companies" 👏
UK welfare for corporations - stuff the poor!
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-jctc5...
Maternity care in crisis, Paramount v Netflix and Salah’s Liverpool Rift
A damning report exposes England’s maternity care crisis; mothers ignored, dirty wards, and staff facing death threats.Ukraine’s president shares a revised peace plan with the US as pressure mounts to...
www.podbean.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Today's Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost on Podbean, check it out!
I particularly enjoyed Frost's comment on renationalising the railways (and other services like water) "subsidised profit-making for private companies" 👏
UK welfare for corporations - stuff the poor!
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-jctc5...
I particularly enjoyed Frost's comment on renationalising the railways (and other services like water) "subsidised profit-making for private companies" 👏
UK welfare for corporations - stuff the poor!
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-jctc5...
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So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
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This video is brilliant: buff.ly/1zyTWmM
Seems a total slam dunk that owners of private jets should pay fuel duties. Doesn't it?
The answer is annoying.
Thread:
Seems a total slam dunk that owners of private jets should pay fuel duties. Doesn't it?
The answer is annoying.
Thread:
Private jets don't pay fuel tax. Now I don't either.
You pay fuel duty. Why don’t billionaires? This week, we launched WeWingAnyCar.com to help you qualify for the same tax breaks that private jets get.
Because tax loopholes shouldn’t just be for…
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
This video is brilliant: buff.ly/1zyTWmM
Seems a total slam dunk that owners of private jets should pay fuel duties. Doesn't it?
The answer is annoying.
Thread:
Seems a total slam dunk that owners of private jets should pay fuel duties. Doesn't it?
The answer is annoying.
Thread:
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Is the UK addicted to “full independent inquiries”? Does it really take a years-long process costing millions to say it was a mistake to release Hadush Kebatu on Friday? Wouldn’t a faster internal process into what went wrong allow the government to *fix* it faster?
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Is the UK addicted to “full independent inquiries”? Does it really take a years-long process costing millions to say it was a mistake to release Hadush Kebatu on Friday? Wouldn’t a faster internal process into what went wrong allow the government to *fix* it faster?
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Many inquiries are gravy trains for highly paid consultants, lawyers etc.
October 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Many inquiries are gravy trains for highly paid consultants, lawyers etc.
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“full independent inquiries”? aren't designed to find out what went wrong, they're designed solely to drag things out until all those involved have been retired, moved on to other jobs or otherwise have left the government.
October 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
“full independent inquiries”? aren't designed to find out what went wrong, they're designed solely to drag things out until all those involved have been retired, moved on to other jobs or otherwise have left the government.
She's not wrong! 👏👏
Political commentator Ash Sarkar brutally called out the UK's billionaire wealth hoarding and failed privatisation on BBC Question Time last night 👇
Ash Sarkar slams billionaire wealth hoarding in brutal BBC Question Time takedown
www.thenational.scot
October 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
She's not wrong! 👏👏
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I live in Paris and I don’t know anyone angry about this. I do know lots of people pissed at the rich not paying enough taxes though.
October 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I live in Paris and I don’t know anyone angry about this. I do know lots of people pissed at the rich not paying enough taxes though.
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Yeah but who knows more about Parisians between deputy mayor David Belliard and the Rupert Murdoch writers in London at The times?
October 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Yeah but who knows more about Parisians between deputy mayor David Belliard and the Rupert Murdoch writers in London at The times?
Good thread and good responses from people who actually know Paris 👏👏👏
Cars account for just 4.3% of journeys in Paris. So motorists may be 'living in fear' (although that sounds unlikely) but the vast majority of Parisians, far from seeing red, are pretty happy with expanded space for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users
Paris sees red as mayor drives cars off the road
Motorists in the French capital live in fear of the tow truck and sky-high parking fines
Motorists in the French capital live in fear of the tow truck and sky-high parking fines
October 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Good thread and good responses from people who actually know Paris 👏👏👏
They've made a beautiful short film of the wonderful job you and Diane are doing with #sophiefromromania
youtu.be/_VTeRiMisfc?... I hadn’t heard of Geobeats but when they told me they wanted to tell the story of #sophiefromromania I gave them an interview and a whole pile of video - I hope you will agree they have done a lovely job
Terrified rescue dog hid behind sofa for 6 months
YouTube video by GeoBeats Animals
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
They've made a beautiful short film of the wonderful job you and Diane are doing with #sophiefromromania
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Pretty surprised to see a tax avoidance scheme being pitched in today's Financial Times:
October 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Pretty surprised to see a tax avoidance scheme being pitched in today's Financial Times:
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My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
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The Reform UK Councils that are considering raising Council tax (one even by 10%):
Kent
Durham
West Northamptonshire
Warwickshire
Leicestershire
Worcestershire
Staffordshire
Lincolnshire
TBC:
Derbyshire
Lancashire
Kent
Durham
West Northamptonshire
Warwickshire
Leicestershire
Worcestershire
Staffordshire
Lincolnshire
TBC:
Derbyshire
Lancashire
Eight Reform UK councils likely to raise tax next year
Despite Nigel Farage’s promises to cut waste and ‘save a lot of money’, senior officials have now admitted they will likely have to resort to tax rises
www.thetimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:25 AM
The Reform UK Councils that are considering raising Council tax (one even by 10%):
Kent
Durham
West Northamptonshire
Warwickshire
Leicestershire
Worcestershire
Staffordshire
Lincolnshire
TBC:
Derbyshire
Lancashire
Kent
Durham
West Northamptonshire
Warwickshire
Leicestershire
Worcestershire
Staffordshire
Lincolnshire
TBC:
Derbyshire
Lancashire
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There are different ways to say it, but it is always true. 🥰
October 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
There are different ways to say it, but it is always true. 🥰
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Who benefits from the abolition of stamp duty land tax?
The first answer: people buying very expensive homes. Average saving for someone buying a £10m+ home is £1.7m. Average saving for someone buying a £250k-£500k home is £5k.
The first answer: people buying very expensive homes. Average saving for someone buying a £10m+ home is £1.7m. Average saving for someone buying a £250k-£500k home is £5k.
October 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Who benefits from the abolition of stamp duty land tax?
The first answer: people buying very expensive homes. Average saving for someone buying a £10m+ home is £1.7m. Average saving for someone buying a £250k-£500k home is £5k.
The first answer: people buying very expensive homes. Average saving for someone buying a £10m+ home is £1.7m. Average saving for someone buying a £250k-£500k home is £5k.
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Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
October 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
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Reform UK's Kent council tax going up by 5%.
They didn't find cuts through the failed DOGE.
This was their flyer in May 2025.
They didn't find cuts through the failed DOGE.
This was their flyer in May 2025.
October 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Reform UK's Kent council tax going up by 5%.
They didn't find cuts through the failed DOGE.
This was their flyer in May 2025.
They didn't find cuts through the failed DOGE.
This was their flyer in May 2025.
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The silence of European governments about ICE's thuggish activities this weekend in Chicago and Portland is not going to be sustainable for very much longer. If you call it out when you see it in Belarus, you need to call it out when you see it in Illinois.
October 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The silence of European governments about ICE's thuggish activities this weekend in Chicago and Portland is not going to be sustainable for very much longer. If you call it out when you see it in Belarus, you need to call it out when you see it in Illinois.
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The media blackout of Greens/LDs is a cancer on our democracy.
#FreeThePress
#FreeThePress
I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.
Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.
Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?
Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk
Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.
Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?
Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk
October 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The media blackout of Greens/LDs is a cancer on our democracy.
#FreeThePress
#FreeThePress
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I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.
Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.
Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?
Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk
Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.
Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?
Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk
October 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.
Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.
Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?
Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk
Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.
Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?
Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk
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I really enjoyed handing over the leadership baton and introducing @zackpolanski.bsky.social for his brilliant debut conference leader’s speech.
And just before I went on, this lovely video came up on the conference screens. It's so sweet - thank you everyone who had a role in making it 🫶
And just before I went on, this lovely video came up on the conference screens. It's so sweet - thank you everyone who had a role in making it 🫶
October 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I really enjoyed handing over the leadership baton and introducing @zackpolanski.bsky.social for his brilliant debut conference leader’s speech.
And just before I went on, this lovely video came up on the conference screens. It's so sweet - thank you everyone who had a role in making it 🫶
And just before I went on, this lovely video came up on the conference screens. It's so sweet - thank you everyone who had a role in making it 🫶
20 years on from the passing of Robin Cook, I delivered the Robin Cook Memorial Lecture.
You can read the published version of my speech here.
www.compassonline.org.uk/publications...
You can read the published version of my speech here.
www.compassonline.org.uk/publications...
2025 Robin Cook Memorial Lecture - Compass
20 years on from his passing, it is as important now just as it ever has been to remember Robin Cook's life and reflect on his political commitment to democracy, environmental justice and internationa...
www.compassonline.org.uk
October 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM