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Thames Water half-year profits leap to £386m after bills rose by nearly a third.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Thames Water half-year profit leaps to nearly £400m after it raises bills by third
Revenues jumped 40% to nearly £2bn after debt-ridden utility hiked water bills sharply in April
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Thames Water half-year profits leap to £386m after bills rose by nearly a third.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
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The UK government’s budget is simply managing decline.
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth.
Can't grow economy by hiking taxes on low/middle income families.
Whatever happened to taxing the rich?
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth.
Can't grow economy by hiking taxes on low/middle income families.
Whatever happened to taxing the rich?
The government’s budget is simply managing decline
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth
leftfootforward.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The UK government’s budget is simply managing decline.
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth.
Can't grow economy by hiking taxes on low/middle income families.
Whatever happened to taxing the rich?
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth.
Can't grow economy by hiking taxes on low/middle income families.
Whatever happened to taxing the rich?
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In case you missed this, the BBC edited a historian's speech about Trump to remove the claim that he's "the most openly corrupt president in US history." This came after Trump had threatened a $1 billion lawsuit.
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump Angrily Threatened to Sue BBC. Then Things Took a Darker Turn.
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In case you missed this, the BBC edited a historian's speech about Trump to remove the claim that he's "the most openly corrupt president in US history." This came after Trump had threatened a $1 billion lawsuit.
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Elite capitulation continues.
Read all about it here:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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This is how Rachel Reeves could deliver a progressive budget.
Billions available without increasing the rate of income tax, National Insurance or corporation tax.
Just end some of the perks for a select few, anomalies and abuses. Redistribute to alleviate poverty, better infrastructure.
Billions available without increasing the rate of income tax, National Insurance or corporation tax.
Just end some of the perks for a select few, anomalies and abuses. Redistribute to alleviate poverty, better infrastructure.
This is how Rachel Reeves could deliver a progressive budget
The chancellor has an opportunity to boost the public purpose and deliver redistribution
leftfootforward.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is how Rachel Reeves could deliver a progressive budget.
Billions available without increasing the rate of income tax, National Insurance or corporation tax.
Just end some of the perks for a select few, anomalies and abuses. Redistribute to alleviate poverty, better infrastructure.
Billions available without increasing the rate of income tax, National Insurance or corporation tax.
Just end some of the perks for a select few, anomalies and abuses. Redistribute to alleviate poverty, better infrastructure.
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Dismantling the myth that we live in a meritocracy is one of the most urgent changes needed".
Poverty inflicted on the masses whilst wealth and power is concentrated in few hands.
50 families have more wealth than half of the UK population.
Political system bought by the rich.
Tax the rich.
Poverty inflicted on the masses whilst wealth and power is concentrated in few hands.
50 families have more wealth than half of the UK population.
Political system bought by the rich.
Tax the rich.
Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place | Julian Richer
I have been fortunate, and I know it. Now I’d like more successful people to admit that meritocracy is a myth, says Julian Richer, founder of Richer Sounds
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Dismantling the myth that we live in a meritocracy is one of the most urgent changes needed".
Poverty inflicted on the masses whilst wealth and power is concentrated in few hands.
50 families have more wealth than half of the UK population.
Political system bought by the rich.
Tax the rich.
Poverty inflicted on the masses whilst wealth and power is concentrated in few hands.
50 families have more wealth than half of the UK population.
Political system bought by the rich.
Tax the rich.
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Zack echoing the fury of every decent British person today. Thank you Zack 👏👏👏
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Zack echoing the fury of every decent British person today. Thank you Zack 👏👏👏
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
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It looks like some journalists at BBC are beginning to exit their slumbers... ...perhaps a little late.
Can check on their progress by clocking Reform/Fartage airtime vs that of others others...
Can check on their progress by clocking Reform/Fartage airtime vs that of others others...
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
It looks like some journalists at BBC are beginning to exit their slumbers... ...perhaps a little late.
Can check on their progress by clocking Reform/Fartage airtime vs that of others others...
Can check on their progress by clocking Reform/Fartage airtime vs that of others others...
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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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I have to say I'm listening less & less to #r4today. They've gone to tabloid, they could've done a bit of a deep dive on prisons & problems. But we've a presenter who knows nothing berating a junior minister who knows nothing. I can get all the ill informed BS I need on SM I expect more from #BBC.
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Why is #r4today using Trump's language of "radical left wing" democrat to describe Mamdani.
He calls himself a "democratic socialist", why is that not the description used on the BBC?
He calls himself a "democratic socialist", why is that not the description used on the BBC?
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Why is #r4today using Trump's language of "radical left wing" democrat to describe Mamdani.
He calls himself a "democratic socialist", why is that not the description used on the BBC?
He calls himself a "democratic socialist", why is that not the description used on the BBC?
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I'm just asking questions.
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I'm just asking questions.
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🤦🏼 ICYMI — turns out Rupert Murdoch’s @thetimes was so eager to put out a hit piece on @ZohranKMamdani that they talked to the wrong Bill DeBlasio 🤡
“I never once said I was the mayor.”
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
“I never once said I was the mayor.”
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
October 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🤦🏼 ICYMI — turns out Rupert Murdoch’s @thetimes was so eager to put out a hit piece on @ZohranKMamdani that they talked to the wrong Bill DeBlasio 🤡
“I never once said I was the mayor.”
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
“I never once said I was the mayor.”
www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
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The 22nd Amendment states that no American president can serve more than two terms. Period.
October 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The 22nd Amendment states that no American president can serve more than two terms. Period.
The supposed 'newspaper of record' without an appropriate verification process it seems.
The Times of London duped by con artist into publishing an attack on Mamdani - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/times-publishes-fake-attack-mamdani-con-artist-impersonating-former-new-york-mayor
The Times of London duped by con artist into publishing an attack on Mamdani
The British paper has now apologised and deleted the article after being tricked by someone pretending to be former New York mayor Bill de Blasio
www.middleeasteye.net
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The supposed 'newspaper of record' without an appropriate verification process it seems.
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The NUJ is concerned about plans by Ofcom to approve changes to the BBC’s operating licence covering BBC local radio commitments. The regulator is consulting on changes to the corporation's operating licence, with responses due by 5pm, 12 November
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ questions Ofcom's proposal to approve BBC local radio changes
Regulator is consulting on changes to corporation's operating licence.
www.nuj.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The NUJ is concerned about plans by Ofcom to approve changes to the BBC’s operating licence covering BBC local radio commitments. The regulator is consulting on changes to the corporation's operating licence, with responses due by 5pm, 12 November
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
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Good point from @adambienkov.bsky.social - if the massed ranks of the right wing press with BBC boosting, plus the vast amount of money (and foreign social media bots) couldn’t get Reform over the line, what will?
🔴The Reform Backlash: Caerphilly By-Election Result Shows Nigel Farage’s Party Is Much Weaker Than It Looks
Despite widespread media predictions of a Reform victory on Thursday, Farage’s defeat shows his party continues to be overestimated, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
Despite widespread media predictions of a Reform victory on Thursday, Farage’s defeat shows his party continues to be overestimated, argues @adambienkov.bsky.social
The Reform Backlash: Caerphilly By-Election Result Shows Nigel Farage’s Party Is Much Weaker Than It Looks
Despite widespread media predictions of a Reform victory on Thursday, Farage's defeat shows his party continues to be overestimated, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Good point from @adambienkov.bsky.social - if the massed ranks of the right wing press with BBC boosting, plus the vast amount of money (and foreign social media bots) couldn’t get Reform over the line, what will?
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"The UK government has said it is “deeply saddened” by Maccabi Tel Aviv’s decision to decline any tickets offered to their fans for the Europa League match at Villa Park."
How are they this bad at politics? www.theguardian.com/football/202...
How are they this bad at politics? www.theguardian.com/football/202...
UK government ‘deeply saddened’ as Maccabi Tel Aviv decline any Aston Villa tickets
The Israeli side’s fans have been blocked from attending, with the club saying in a statement: ‘The wellbeing and safety of our fans is paramount’
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"The UK government has said it is “deeply saddened” by Maccabi Tel Aviv’s decision to decline any tickets offered to their fans for the Europa League match at Villa Park."
How are they this bad at politics? www.theguardian.com/football/202...
How are they this bad at politics? www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Am a fan of #R4PM but this conversation on 'anger' is annoying!
Not difficult to derive the sources of anger in the UK (mostly austerity and news/social media 'othering'), but instead of investigating the political & economic backdrop the show considers 'anger' as if it emerges from a vacuum.
Not difficult to derive the sources of anger in the UK (mostly austerity and news/social media 'othering'), but instead of investigating the political & economic backdrop the show considers 'anger' as if it emerges from a vacuum.
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Am a fan of #R4PM but this conversation on 'anger' is annoying!
Not difficult to derive the sources of anger in the UK (mostly austerity and news/social media 'othering'), but instead of investigating the political & economic backdrop the show considers 'anger' as if it emerges from a vacuum.
Not difficult to derive the sources of anger in the UK (mostly austerity and news/social media 'othering'), but instead of investigating the political & economic backdrop the show considers 'anger' as if it emerges from a vacuum.
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Several hundred volunteers are patrolling the streets of Chicago and its suburbs warning migrants of ICE's presence. This is part of a growing resistance to ICE's operations in Illinois. n.pr/3JiNNpR
As tensions rise in Chicago, volunteers patrol neighborhoods to oppose ICE and help migrants escape
Several hundred volunteers are patrolling the streets of Chicago and its suburbs warning migrants of ICE's presence. This is part of a growing resistance to ICE's operations in Illinois.
n.pr
October 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Several hundred volunteers are patrolling the streets of Chicago and its suburbs warning migrants of ICE's presence. This is part of a growing resistance to ICE's operations in Illinois. n.pr/3JiNNpR
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Your browser sends a lot of information with each website you visit. That can be used to track you across the internet.
Here’s What Your Browser is Telling Everyone About You
Your browser sends a lot of information with each website you visit. That can be used to track you across the internet.
wrd.cm
October 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Your browser sends a lot of information with each website you visit. That can be used to track you across the internet.
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Everyone now agrees we are heading for a global financial crash. It's only a matter of when, and not if. And the sad thing is, if only we'd reformed our tax reliefs on pensions and ISAs we might have avoided this disaster that's now in the making. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
We could have avoided a crash
This came from an email from The Economist yesterday:
Today Gita Gopinath, a former chief economist of the IMF, sounds a warning. In a guest essay for The Economist she argues that America’s bull mark...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Everyone now agrees we are heading for a global financial crash. It's only a matter of when, and not if. And the sad thing is, if only we'd reformed our tax reliefs on pensions and ISAs we might have avoided this disaster that's now in the making. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...
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Completely forgot that I wrote to the FT a couple of weeks back, and just found this purely by chance while googling for something else that I've think I've written but currently can't find.
October 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Completely forgot that I wrote to the FT a couple of weeks back, and just found this purely by chance while googling for something else that I've think I've written but currently can't find.
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‘Compassion is stronger than division’: Glasgow’s battle over the saltire
‘Compassion is stronger than division’: Glasgow’s battle over the saltire
Scotland’s national flag has become a flashpoint in a growing cultural battle linked to anti-immigration sentiment. In the racially diverse Springburn area of Glasgow, people fear a storm is gathering and refuse to let it pass unchallenged
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
‘Compassion is stronger than division’: Glasgow’s battle over the saltire