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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 3h

📢 Swivel 🖕 #Trump 🙂
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump

www.theguardian.com

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 4h

🚨 Your occasional pre-budget reminder that: if a govt finds itself in a financial bind and it chooses not to tax the super-rich, that govt will (by definition) be choosing to tax people with far less wealth and much less income instead. Politics is about making choices... #WealthTaxNow #TaxTheRich

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Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social · 2d

What can we learn from previous societies where rampant inequality undermined social cohesion, in many cases to the point of collapse? Join us and @warstudieskcl.bsky.social
for a discussion with Dr Luke Kemp, author of 'Goliath's Curse', and @dhnnjyn.bsky.social on 20 October at 6.15pm to find out

Cursed by inequality

The history and future of societal collapse - a discussion of the new book 'Goliath's Curse' at King's College London and online on 20/10/25

fairnessfoundation.com

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MRC Epidemiology Unit @mrcepid.bsky.social · 3d

At our next hybrid Bradford Hill Seminar, @dannydorling.bsky.social of the University of Oxford will discuss:

The politics of epidemiology and public health in the UK

📅 Wed 15 October, 1 PM (UK)

Register at buff.ly/wblZfOx

@dphpc.bsky.social @mrc-bsu.bsky.social @phgfoundation.bsky.social

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 8d

🤔 The left really should stop using the word "neoliberal". The broad mass of people don't know what it means so, politically, it's useless. The right are much better at using plain words that people understand. The left has fallen very far from, say, the beautiful clarity of "Peace, Land, Bread".

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 6h

Agree. He's not helped matters at all.

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Neil Craig 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦💙🕊️ @caredig.bsky.social · 6h

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 6h

We have 🙂

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 6h

Or has the Overton Window shifted so far right that it could be argued that Starmer is what passes for centrist these days?

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 6h

Or has the Overton Window shifted so far right that it could be argued that Starmer is what passes for centrist these days?

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 6h

📢 Who can blame the Scots and Welsh for wanting independence amid the growing right-wing shitshow in Westminster...? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on the nationalist surge: the SNP and Plaid Cymru are making the political weather | Editorial

Editorial: In both Scotland and Wales, politics is marching to the beat of different drums from the rest of Britain. The UK-wide parties should watch out

www.theguardian.com

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 6h

🚨 The rise of the Centrist Dads... 🔽 🙄 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer accused of pushing out some of last progressive allies in No 10 shake-up

Exclusive: PM is reorganising key parts of government to give chief secretary Darren Jones more Whitehall control

www.theguardian.com

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 7d

Hate is on the rise, but on 18–19 Oct, thousands of us will take to the streets with one message:

Our communities are stronger when we stand together.

Join us: hopenothate.org.uk/weekend-of-h...

Join the Weekend of HOPE | 18–19 Oct

On 18–19 Oct, thousands of us will take to the streets with one message:our communities are stronger when we stand together.

hopenothate.org.uk

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Tony Booth @tonybooth1.bsky.social · 3d

I sat on the Defend our Juries protest as a Jew opposing genocide and antisemitism countering the absurd insult that to oppose genocide is antisemitic. @defendourjuries.bsky.social @andrewfeinstein.bsky.social @owenjones.bsky.social @jewishvoice.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 8d

📢 Hat-tip 🎩 to the wonderful @equalitytrust.bsky.social for bringing this graph 🔽 to our attention ♥️

Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Private affluence and public squalor 🔽🔽🔽

Or, why modern life has become shit - all in one graph!

➡️ World #Inequality Report: wir2022.wid.world/chapter-3/

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Moronic and desperate 🔽
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Shareholders and senior management of privatised water companies are greedy, looting scumbags. Running a private monopoly is the business equivalent of shooting fish in a barrel, and still they feck it up. Nationalise them now and scrap the useless CMA. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises

Competition watchdog agrees requests from Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex and South East to raise household bills

www.theguardian.com

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 7d

📢 #INEQUALITY GRAPH OF THE WEEK (No.25)

✅ More #equal countries suffer less drug use/abuse.

❌ US worst affected. UK drug problem worsening, driven by cost of living crisis.

Source: Profs Wilkinson & Pickett and The Equality Trust ♥️.
For full details ➡️ equalitytrust.org.uk/evidence-bas...

Graph showing that inequality associated with far higher drug use. USA is worst performing country by far. UK also not doing well due to ongoing cost of living crisis. Scandinavian countries and Belgium do well.

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 10d

📢 We're going to take another short break next week, so the next #Inequality Graph of the Week will be posted up this Friday instead of the usual Saturday. 👍♥️✊

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 8d

📢 Hat-tip 🎩 to the wonderful @equalitytrust.bsky.social for bringing this graph 🔽 to our attention ♥️

Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Private affluence and public squalor 🔽🔽🔽

Or, why modern life has become shit - all in one graph!

➡️ World #Inequality Report: wir2022.wid.world/chapter-3/

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 8d

🤔 The left really should stop using the word "neoliberal". The broad mass of people don't know what it means so, politically, it's useless. The right are much better at using plain words that people understand. The left has fallen very far from, say, the beautiful clarity of "Peace, Land, Bread".

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 Good grief 🔽🙄 What sort of "Labour" govt is this...?
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say

Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak

www.theguardian.com

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 9d

Across the UK, people are organising to hold Reform UK to account and push back against their hate.

Get involved 👇

secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/157246/...

Reform UK is on the rise — Join the local fightback

Reform UK is pushing hate and division, but thousands of people are already fighting back. From local action to challenging hate online, and building strong, united, communities, supporters like you a...

secure.hopenothate.org.uk

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 10d

🚨IMPORTANT - LOCATION CHANGE!📍

The Lift The Ban action set to take place on October 4th in London has changed location - it will now take place in Trafalgar Square from 1pm due to grass maintenance on Parliament square (seriously).

Visit wedonotcomply.org for more info

Please share widely.

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 9d

Don't really agree with him politically, too timid. Just seems more human than most in this govt. Think he's pushing the green agenda as far as the constraints of being in this govt, in this time, in this Overton Window, will allow. The art of the possible and all that...

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