m-T
@malcolmrkt.bsky.social
Aging cumudgeon; husband, dad, grandad; woke lefty atheist; MMT; lapsing vegetarian; inveterate Ramsfan & DCCC; Grand Sumo (Ura, Kirishima, Hōshōryū); slowly slipping into the glowering dusk on the north east coast of Kent.
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Can anyone explain why the Government is still doing most of its communications through a website whose owner is now openly rallying the far right to trigger a violent insurrection on our streets?
September 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Can anyone explain why the Government is still doing most of its communications through a website whose owner is now openly rallying the far right to trigger a violent insurrection on our streets?
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The UK can’t run out of pounds any more than it can run out of inches or centimetres. In this response to Gary Stevenson, I explain why money is a public good, created by the state, and why it’s wrong to claim the government is broke.
youtu.be/2aaKGm9zZlU?...
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Why the UK can’t go broke – and why Gary Stevenson shouldn't imply it could
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
August 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The UK can’t run out of pounds any more than it can run out of inches or centimetres. In this response to Gary Stevenson, I explain why money is a public good, created by the state, and why it’s wrong to claim the government is broke.
youtu.be/2aaKGm9zZlU?...
youtu.be/2aaKGm9zZlU?...
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Presenters of #r4today have normalised the need for nearly 3,000 food banks to the extent they no longer mention their existence. However make a suggestion about a wealth tax and the animation of those on the show (completely unconcerned about themselves of course!) is palpable.
July 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Presenters of #r4today have normalised the need for nearly 3,000 food banks to the extent they no longer mention their existence. However make a suggestion about a wealth tax and the animation of those on the show (completely unconcerned about themselves of course!) is palpable.
I’m on a whisky diet. I’ve lost three days already.
Tommy Cooper
Tommy Cooper
May 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I’m on a whisky diet. I’ve lost three days already.
Tommy Cooper
Tommy Cooper
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There isn't a story on the BBC News site about today's trans rights rally at Parliament Square where it's estimated 20k attended. But they did have a story last week about the Let Women Speak transphobe rally in Bristol where 100 people attended.
April 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
There isn't a story on the BBC News site about today's trans rights rally at Parliament Square where it's estimated 20k attended. But they did have a story last week about the Let Women Speak transphobe rally in Bristol where 100 people attended.
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Right time for a truth bomb for you lovely people, disabled people never have, don't now, and never will get 'free cars'.
March 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Right time for a truth bomb for you lovely people, disabled people never have, don't now, and never will get 'free cars'.
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“Oxfam’s latest inequality report showed that the total wealth of UK billionaires increased by £35mn per day in 2024. Increasing taxes on the super-rich through a modest wealth tax could generate an estimated £24bn a year.”
Labour’s disability benefit cuts betray the vulnerable—fairer alternatives exist
Labour's £5bn disability benefit cuts hurt the most vulnerable. Fairer options, like a wealth tax, could fund support without harm
northeastbylines.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Oxfam’s latest inequality report showed that the total wealth of UK billionaires increased by £35mn per day in 2024. Increasing taxes on the super-rich through a modest wealth tax could generate an estimated £24bn a year.”
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DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
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February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DISEASES ERADICATED OR DECIMATED BY SCIENCE:
1. Chickenpox
2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
4. Pertussis
5. Pneumococcal Infection
6. Polio
7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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2. Diphtheria
3. Measles
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5. Pneumococcal Infection
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7. Tetanus
8. Typhoid
9. Yellow Fever
10. Smallpox
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From today's The i newspaper,
February 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
From today's The i newspaper,
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If only there had been a clue that something sold to the British people by Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage would turn out to be a pile of excrement….
Five years on, few Britons think Brexit has been good for anything
% saying Brexit has had a positive impact on...
Control the UK has over its laws: 31%
UK's ability to respond to COVID-19: 23%
UK's level of international trade: 11%
NHS: 6%
Full list in chart 👇
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
% saying Brexit has had a positive impact on...
Control the UK has over its laws: 31%
UK's ability to respond to COVID-19: 23%
UK's level of international trade: 11%
NHS: 6%
Full list in chart 👇
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If only there had been a clue that something sold to the British people by Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage would turn out to be a pile of excrement….
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Wow, who knew paedophiles and rapists could be white!!? I had heard rumours, but looking at the news for the last 10 years I thought it was just an urban myth and they had to be brown or foreign.
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Paedophile gang that ran 'monstrous' child sex abuse ring jailed — Sky News
During a two-month trial, defence lawyers had argued the children may not have been telling the truth, but prosecutors said it would be
apple.news
January 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Wow, who knew paedophiles and rapists could be white!!? I had heard rumours, but looking at the news for the last 10 years I thought it was just an urban myth and they had to be brown or foreign.
apple.news/A99sIvoIdTdW...
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World's billionaires rose by 204 last year to 2,769.
Their combined wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn.
60% of wealth from inheritance, “cronyism and corruption” or monopoly power.
They fund political parties, shape laws, plot regime changes
Sham democracy.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
Their combined wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn.
60% of wealth from inheritance, “cronyism and corruption” or monopoly power.
They fund political parties, shape laws, plot regime changes
Sham democracy.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds
Rate of wealth growth last year was three times faster than 2023, Oxfam inequality research reveals
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:34 AM
World's billionaires rose by 204 last year to 2,769.
Their combined wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn.
60% of wealth from inheritance, “cronyism and corruption” or monopoly power.
They fund political parties, shape laws, plot regime changes
Sham democracy.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
Their combined wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn.
60% of wealth from inheritance, “cronyism and corruption” or monopoly power.
They fund political parties, shape laws, plot regime changes
Sham democracy.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
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Is the City of London staging a coup against Labour right now? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01... Might far-right City traders be trying to pull Labour down, as Musk suggested should happen?
Is the City of London staging a coup against Labour right now?
As I write this, the UK government appears to be under continuing pressure because institutions in the City of London are selling their bonds, forcing interest rates higher.
There is only one logical...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Is the City of London staging a coup against Labour right now? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01... Might far-right City traders be trying to pull Labour down, as Musk suggested should happen?
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Honouring Sadiq Khan belittles the achievements of
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
Sir Gavin Williamson
Lord Chris Grayling
Baroness Charlotte Owen
Baron Shaun Bailey
Baroness Michelle Mone
Sir Christopher Chope
Lord Ben Houchen
Baron Ross Kempsell
and Lord Lebedev of Siberia
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
Sir Gavin Williamson
Lord Chris Grayling
Baroness Charlotte Owen
Baron Shaun Bailey
Baroness Michelle Mone
Sir Christopher Chope
Lord Ben Houchen
Baron Ross Kempsell
and Lord Lebedev of Siberia
December 31, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Honouring Sadiq Khan belittles the achievements of
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
Sir Gavin Williamson
Lord Chris Grayling
Baroness Charlotte Owen
Baron Shaun Bailey
Baroness Michelle Mone
Sir Christopher Chope
Lord Ben Houchen
Baron Ross Kempsell
and Lord Lebedev of Siberia
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
Sir Gavin Williamson
Lord Chris Grayling
Baroness Charlotte Owen
Baron Shaun Bailey
Baroness Michelle Mone
Sir Christopher Chope
Lord Ben Houchen
Baron Ross Kempsell
and Lord Lebedev of Siberia
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Just catching up with Laura Kuenssberg interview with Yvette Cooper…’when can our viewers..?’… ‘what our viewers want to know …’ etc. Do all her viewers have the same views? How does she know? This patronising populist arrogance has echoes with GB News.
December 15, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Just catching up with Laura Kuenssberg interview with Yvette Cooper…’when can our viewers..?’… ‘what our viewers want to know …’ etc. Do all her viewers have the same views? How does she know? This patronising populist arrogance has echoes with GB News.
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A flat tax: a silly idea that asks everyone to pay the same % on their income, ignoring that the very richest barely feel the pinch while the rest struggle to make ends meet. Taxing the us, the richest, more isn’t a punishment —it’s common sense and our privilege www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Flat tax rate is an ‘attractive idea’, Kemi Badenoch says
Rule would mean a tax rise for basic ratepayers and a huge cut for higher earners if change was fiscally neutral
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:20 AM
A flat tax: a silly idea that asks everyone to pay the same % on their income, ignoring that the very richest barely feel the pinch while the rest struggle to make ends meet. Taxing the us, the richest, more isn’t a punishment —it’s common sense and our privilege www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The real person of the year.
December 11, 2024 at 2:18 PM
The real person of the year.
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I was at this game.
After this, everything seemed possible.
After this, everything seemed possible.
December 10, 2024 at 3:36 PM
I was at this game.
After this, everything seemed possible.
After this, everything seemed possible.
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Covid corruption commissioner starts fraud probe
Well I hope he gets a lot of our money back after the Tories and their PPE corruption..
And I also hope some of the profiteering wrong 'uns go to jail
Let's see.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Well I hope he gets a lot of our money back after the Tories and their PPE corruption..
And I also hope some of the profiteering wrong 'uns go to jail
Let's see.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Covid corruption commissioner gets to work
Tom Hayhoe's first task will be reviewing the £8.7bn of pandemic PPE that had to be written off.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Covid corruption commissioner starts fraud probe
Well I hope he gets a lot of our money back after the Tories and their PPE corruption..
And I also hope some of the profiteering wrong 'uns go to jail
Let's see.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Well I hope he gets a lot of our money back after the Tories and their PPE corruption..
And I also hope some of the profiteering wrong 'uns go to jail
Let's see.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Whenever he does this shit I think of Crassus, 1/3 of the triumvirate with Caesar and Pompey; briefly the richest man on earth his hubris was so chronic he walked into avoidable slaughter at the hands of the Parthians who, we're told, poured molten gold down his corpse's throat to mock his greed.
November 25, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Whenever he does this shit I think of Crassus, 1/3 of the triumvirate with Caesar and Pompey; briefly the richest man on earth his hubris was so chronic he walked into avoidable slaughter at the hands of the Parthians who, we're told, poured molten gold down his corpse's throat to mock his greed.